quay
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English kay, key, kaye, keye, from Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish *kagyum, cagiíun (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyóm (“enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kiː/ enPR: kē
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Irish" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /keɪ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: kē, IPA(key): /ki/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -iː, -eɪ
- Homophone: key
Noun
quay (plural quays)
- (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
Derived terms
Translations
structure for loading and unloading vessels
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Verb
quay (third-person singular simple present quays, present participle quaying, simple past and past participle quayed)
- To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
See also
References
- “quay”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *kweː.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to turn; to revolve; to swivel
- (transitive) to dial (a phone number)
- quay số 9-1-1
- to dial 9-1-1
- to whirl; to reverse; to turn back
- to spit roast
- to film
Derived terms
Derived terms
- heo quay (“spit roast pig”)
- máy quay (“camera”)
- quay cuồng
- quay quần
- quay tay (“to masturbate”)
- quay vòng
- quay xổ số
- trường quay
- vòng đu quay (“Ferris wheel”)
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