taytay

See also: Taytay, TayTay, Tay Tay, and Tay-Tay

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tay‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ˈtajtaj/, [ˈtaɪ̯.taɪ̯]

Noun

táytáy

1. line

   Synonym: linya

2. row

   Synonyms: raya, talay

Derived terms

• magtaytay
• taytayon

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tay‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ˈtajtaj/, [ˈt̪aɪ̯.t̪aɪ̯]

Noun

taytay

1. a bridge; a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.

Karao

Noun

taytay

1. (anatomy) tongue

Sambali

Noun

taytay

1. bridge

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay. Compare Cebuano taytay, Kapampangan tete, Sambali taytay, and Malay titi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tajˈtaj/, [taɪ̯ˈtaɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: tay‧tay

Noun

taytáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

1. bamboo or wooden footbridge
2. flow (as of electric current on a wire)

   Synonym: talaytay

3. low mountain range

   Synonym: tagaytay

Related terms

• Taytay

Further reading

• “taytay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taytay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary