suhay

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: su‧hay
IPA^(key): /suˈhai/, [suˈhaɪ̯]

Adjective

suwáy

Alternative form of suway.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

sohay – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Etymology

From Greater Central Proto-Philippine *sulay. Compare Cebuano sulay and Hiligaynon sulay.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: su‧hay

IPA^(key): /ˈsuhaj/, [ˈsu.haɪ̯]

Noun

suhay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

prop; support; brace (usually of houses against strong winds and storms)
(figurative) mainstay of the family; main breadwinner of the family

Derived terms

isuhay
magsuhay
pagsuhayan
suhayan
suhayin
sumuhay

See also

albay
tukod

Further reading

“suhay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Waray-Waray

Noun

suhay

quarrel; brawl; feud; strife

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