cay

See also: CAY, cáy, cây, cấy, čay, çay, and çaý

English

Heron Island, Australia

Alternative forms

• key

Etymology

From Spanish cayo, from Taíno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiː/, /keɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

cay (plural cays or cayes)

1. A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

Related terms

• isle, islet, island, quay

Anagrams

• CYA, cya

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Jakaltek

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kyar.

Noun

cay

1. fish

References

• Church, Clarence; Church, Katherine (1955) Vocabulario castellano-jacalteco, jacalteco-castellano‎^[1] (in Spanish), Guatemala C. A.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 47; 9

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˧]

Adjective

cay (咳, 荄, 𠹽, 𡀲, 𨐮, 𨢟)

1. (of sensation) hot, spicy, or reminiscent of chili pepper

   có vị cay

   spicy

   có mùi cay

   smells like pepper

   cay mắt

   having your eyes irritated as if they were by pepper

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cay cú
• cay lè
• cay nồng
• cay xè
• chua cay
• đắng cay