kilay

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

Noun

kilay

1. (anatomy) eyebrow; brow

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• quilay — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧lay
• IPA^(key): /ˈkilaj/ [ˈki.l̪ɐɪ̯]

Noun

kilay

1. (anatomy) eyebrow

Derived terms

• kilay 2000

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

Noun

kilay

1. (anatomy) eyebrow

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

Noun

kilay

1. (anatomy) eyebrow

Mapun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

Noun

kilay

1. (anatomy) eyebrow; brow

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

Noun

kilay

1. (anatomy) eyebrow; brow

Tagalog

Picture dictionary

bungo

kilay

utak

mata

labi

ilong

bibig

baba

panga

tainga

lalamunan

pilipisan

noo

leeg

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Alternative forms

• quílay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray. Compare Central Bikol kiray, Ibatan chichiray, Ilocano kiday, Ivatan chiray, Malay kirai, Kapampangan kile, and Maranao kiray.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkilaj/ [ˈk̠iː.laɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ilaj
• Syllabification: ki‧lay

Noun

kilay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) eyebrow; brow
2. act of defining the eyebrow

Derived terms

• hingilay
• kilayan
• magkilay
• magsunog ng kilay
• pagkilay
• pangkilay

Further reading

• “kilay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “kilay”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kilaj/ [k̟ɪˈlaj]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ki‧lay

Noun

kilay (Sulat Sūg spelling كِلَيْ)

1. (anatomy) eyebrow

Tiruray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

Noun

kilay

1. (anatomy) eyebrow; brow