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palay

/ˈpæleɪ/

palay noun: paddy.

Noun

palay (countable and uncountable, plural palays)

  1. (Philippines) paddy
    • The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting an additional 1.1 million metric tons of palay production amid the COVID-19 pandemic.2021, “Archived copy”, in CNN Philippines, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2021

Forms of palay

pluralpalays

Origin of palay

From Tagalog palay. Doublet of paddy.

Questions about palay

What does palay mean?
Palay means paddy.
What part of speech is palay?
Palay is a noun.
How do you pronounce palay?
Palay is pronounced /ˈpæleɪ/.
What is the plural of palay?
The plural of palay is palays.

Words near palay in the dictionary

  1. Palawano
  2. Palawanos
  3. Palawans
  4. Palaweño
  5. Palaweños
  6. palay
  7. palayakkarar
  8. palayakkarars
  9. palayam
  10. palayams
  11. Palayan

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