loy

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English

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Etymology

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From Irish laighe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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loy (plural loys)

  1. (Ireland) A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.
    • 2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 28:
      They were wielding the tools of their livelihood, but as weapons – scythes, hoes, loys, billhooks.

Anagrams

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Kholosi

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Sanskrit लोमन् (loman), रोमन् (roman, hair).

Noun

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loy ?

  1. (anatomy) hair

References

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  • Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[1], pages 13-36

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French loi, from Latin lex, legem.

Noun

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loy f (plural loix)

  1. law

Descendants

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  • French: loi

Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Persian لای (lây).

Noun

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loy (plural loylar)

  1. mud, sediment