gulay
Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, “bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gúlay (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)
- vegetable (cooked)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Gamilaraay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gulay
References[edit]
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Masbatenyo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Tamil குலை (kulai, “bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”).
Noun[edit]
gulay
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly inherited from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay;[1] or from Brunei Malay gulai, ultimately from Tamil குழை (kuḻai, “tender leaf; sprout; shoot; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”). Compare Kapampangan gule, Bikol Central gulay, and Masbatenyo gulay.
Sense “very weak due to disease” is from parang gulay ang katawan. See also English vegetative.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)
- vegetable
- cooking of a vegetable
- (Southern Tagalog) vegetable stew, usually in coconut milk
- Synonym: paggulay
- (Rizal) string beans
- Synonym: sitaw
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gulay (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜌ᜔)
- light blue (color/colour)
- Synonyms: murang bughaw, asul-klaro, ginulay
- (colloquial) very weak (due to disease)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “gulay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms borrowed from Tamil
- Bikol Central terms derived from Tamil
- Bikol Central terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central nouns
- Bikol Central terms with Basahan script
- Gamilaraay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gamilaraay lemmas
- Gamilaraay nouns
- Masbatenyo terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Masbatenyo terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Masbatenyo terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Masbatenyo terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Masbatenyo terms borrowed from Tamil
- Masbatenyo terms derived from Tamil
- Masbatenyo lemmas
- Masbatenyo nouns
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Tamil
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Batangas Tagalog
- Cavite Tagalog
- Marinduque Tagalog
- Quezon Tagalog
- Southern Tagalog
- Rizal Tagalog
- Tagalog adjectives
- Tagalog colloquialisms
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