baylay

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Guyanese Creole English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani bele. Cognate with Hindi बेलना (belnā, “to roll out dough”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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baylay

  1. to roll out (dough)
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  • belna (“rolling pin”)

References

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  • Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 13
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