alalay

Cebuano

Etymology

From older alabay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧lay

Noun

alalay

1. (obsolete) a handmaid
2. an assistant; a person who assists or helps someone else, especially as an occupation

Masbatenyo

Noun

alalay

1. assistant

Quechua

Noun

alalay

1. sorrow
2. cold (sickness)

Declension

Declension of alalay

	singular	plural
nominative	alalay	alalaykuna
accusative	alalayta	alalaykunata
dative	alalayman	alalaykunaman
genitive	alalaypa	alalaykunap
locative	alalaypi	alalaykunapi
terminative	alalaykama	alalaykunakama
ablative	alalaymanta	alalaykunamanta
instrumental	alalaywan	alalaykunawan
comitative	alalaynintin	alalaykunantin
abessive	alalayninnaq	alalaykunannaq
comparative	alalayhina	alalaykunahina
causative	alalayrayku	alalaykunarayku
benefactive	alalaypaq	alalaykunapaq
associative	alalaypura	alalaykunapura
distributive	alalayninka	alalaykunanka
exclusive	alalaylla	alalaykunalla

Possessive forms of alalay

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative alalayniy alalayniykuna accusative alalayniyta alalayniykunata dative alalayniyman alalayniykunaman genitive alalayniypa alalayniykunap locative alalayniypi alalayniykunapi terminative alalayniykama alalayniykunakama ablative alalayniymanta alalayniykunamanta instrumental alalayniywan alalayniykunawan comitative alalayniynintin alalayniykunantin abessive alalayniyninnaq alalayniykunannaq comparative alalayniyhina alalayniykunahina causative alalayniyrayku alalayniykunarayku benefactive alalayniypaq alalayniykunapaq associative alalayniypura alalayniykunapura distributive alalayniyninka alalayniykunanka exclusive alalayniylla alalayniykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative alalayniyki alalayniykikuna accusative alalayniykita alalayniykikunata dative alalayniykiman alalayniykikunaman genitive alalayniykipa alalayniykikunap locative alalayniykipi alalayniykikunapi terminative alalayniykikama alalayniykikunakama ablative alalayniykimanta alalayniykikunamanta instrumental alalayniykiwan alalayniykikunawan comitative alalayniykintin alalayniykikunantin abessive alalayniykinnaq alalayniykikunannaq comparative alalayniykihina alalayniykikunahina causative alalayniykirayku alalayniykikunarayku benefactive alalayniykipaq alalayniykikunapaq associative alalayniykipura alalayniykikunapura distributive alalayniykinka alalayniykikunanka exclusive alalayniykilla alalayniykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative alalaynin alalayninkuna accusative alalayninta alalayninkunata dative alalayninman alalayninkunaman genitive alalayninpa alalayninkunap locative alalayninpi alalayninkunapi terminative alalayninkama alalayninkunakama ablative alalayninmanta alalayninkunamanta instrumental alalayninwan alalayninkunawan comitative alalayninintin alalayninkunantin abessive alalayninninnaq alalayninkunannaq comparative alalayninhina alalayninkunahina causative alalayninrayku alalayninkunarayku benefactive alalayninpaq alalayninkunapaq associative alalayninpura alalayninkunapura distributive alalaynininka alalayninkunanka exclusive alalayninlla alalayninkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative alalayninchik alalayninchikkuna accusative alalayninchikta alalayninchikkunata dative alalayninchikman alalayninchikkunaman genitive alalayninchikpa alalayninchikkunap locative alalayninchikpi alalayninchikkunapi terminative alalayninchikkama alalayninchikkunakama ablative alalayninchikmanta alalayninchikkunamanta instrumental alalayninchikwan alalayninchikkunawan comitative alalayninchiknintin alalayninchikkunantin abessive alalayninchikninnaq alalayninchikkunannaq comparative alalayninchikhina alalayninchikkunahina causative alalayninchikrayku alalayninchikkunarayku benefactive alalayninchikpaq alalayninchikkunapaq associative alalayninchikpura alalayninchikkunapura distributive alalayninchikninka alalayninchikkunanka exclusive alalayninchiklla alalayninchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative alalayniyku alalayniykukuna accusative alalayniykuta alalayniykukunata dative alalayniykuman alalayniykukunaman genitive alalayniykupa alalayniykukunap locative alalayniykupi alalayniykukunapi terminative alalayniykukama alalayniykukunakama ablative alalayniykumanta alalayniykukunamanta instrumental alalayniykuwan alalayniykukunawan comitative alalayniykuntin alalayniykukunantin abessive alalayniykunnaq alalayniykukunannaq comparative alalayniykuhina alalayniykukunahina causative alalayniykurayku alalayniykukunarayku benefactive alalayniykupaq alalayniykukunapaq associative alalayniykupura alalayniykukunapura distributive alalayniykunka alalayniykukunanka exclusive alalayniykulla alalayniykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative alalayniykichik alalayniykichikkuna accusative alalayniykichikta alalayniykichikkunata dative alalayniykichikman alalayniykichikkunaman genitive alalayniykichikpa alalayniykichikkunap locative alalayniykichikpi alalayniykichikkunapi terminative alalayniykichikkama alalayniykichikkunakama ablative alalayniykichikmanta alalayniykichikkunamanta instrumental alalayniykichikwan alalayniykichikkunawan comitative alalayniykichiknintin alalayniykichikkunantin abessive alalayniykichikninnaq alalayniykichikkunannaq comparative alalayniykichikhina alalayniykichikkunahina causative alalayniykichikrayku alalayniykichikkunarayku benefactive alalayniykichikpaq alalayniykichikkunapaq associative alalayniykichikpura alalayniykichikkunapura distributive alalayniykichikninka alalayniykichikkunanka exclusive alalayniykichiklla alalayniykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative alalayninku alalayninkukuna accusative alalayninkuta alalayninkukunata dative alalayninkuman alalayninkukunaman genitive alalayninkupa alalayninkukunap locative alalayninkupi alalayninkukunapi terminative alalayninkukama alalayninkukunakama ablative alalayninkumanta alalayninkukunamanta instrumental alalayninkuwan alalayninkukunawan comitative alalayninkuntin alalayninkukunantin abessive alalayninkunnaq alalayninkukunannaq comparative alalayninkuhina alalayninkukunahina causative alalayninkurayku alalayninkukunarayku benefactive alalayninkupaq alalayninkukunapaq associative alalayninkupura alalayninkukunapura distributive alalayninkunka alalayninkukunanka exclusive alalayninkulla alalayninkukunalla

Verb

alalay

1. (intransitive) to be cold, freeze
2. (transitive) to cool

Conjugation

Conjugation of alalay

infinitive		alalay
agentive		alalaq
present participle		alalaspa
past participle		alalasqa
future participle		alalana
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ñuqa	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	ñuqayku	qamkuna	paykuna
	present	alalani	alalanki	alalan	alalanchik	alalayku alalaniku1	alalankichik	alalanku
	past (experienced)	alalarqani	alalarqanki	alalarqan	alalarqanchik	alalarqayku alalarqaniku	alalarqankichik	alalarqanku
	past (reported)	alalasqani	alalasqanki	alalasqan	alalasqanchik	alalasqayku alalasqaniku	alalasqankichik	alalasqanku
	future	alalasaq	alalanki	alalanqa	alalasunchik	alalasaqku	alalankichik	alalanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative	—	alalay	alalachun	alalasun2 alalasunchik	—	alalaychik	alalachunku
	negative	—	ama alalaychu	ama alalachunchu	ama alalasunchu ama alalasunchikchu	—	ama alalaychikchu	ama alalachunkuchu

¹ The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
² The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

See also

• chiriy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlalaj/ [ʔɐˈlaː.laɪ̯] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alaj
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈlaj/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈlaɪ̯] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧la‧lay

Noun

alalay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜌ᜔)

1. prop; support; stay; brace

   Synonyms: tukod, suhay, puntal, albay

2. (architecture) cleat; bracket
3. (colloquial) servant

   Synonyms: alila, (Marinduque) bataan

4. slowing down through control (as in driving a car, eating, drinking, etc.)
5. care; carefulness (in doing, holding, or carrying something)

Derived terms

• alalay-tulos
• alalayan
• julalay
• pag-alalay
• umalalay

Adjective

alaláy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜎᜌ᜔)

1. cautiously careful; exercising control

   Synonyms: ingat, maingat, dahan-dahan

Further reading

• “alalay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018