tay

From Middle French taye, and its source, Latin tēca, thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “covering, sheath”). Doublet of theca.

tay (plural tays)

1. (obsolete) The outer membrane of the brain.
   • 1485 July 31, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London]: […] [by William Caxton], OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: Published by David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034:

     , Bk.XXI, Ch.4:

     ryght so he smote hys fadir, Kynge Arthure, with hys swerde holdynge in both hys hondys, uppon the syde of the hede, that the swerde perced the helmet and the tay of the brayne.

• AYT, Yat, yat

tay

1. your (singular)

• mími

tay

1. woman

• Hein van der Voort, A Grammar of Kwaza

tay

1. Alternative form of þei

• “thei (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 May 2018.

• (Izalco) tey (/ˈteːj/)

From Proto-Nahuan *tla-. Compare Classical Nahuatl tlein (“what”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːj/

tay

1. (interroɡative) what

   Tay tikwaj yalua?

   What did you eat yesterday?

2. (relative) what; that which; the thing that

   Tesu nikmati ne tay inak

   I dont't know what she/he said

From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (tay), from Proto-Turkic [Term?].

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑj/

tay (definite accusative tayı, plural taylar)

1. colt (horse)

From Proto-Vietic *siː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sii(ʔ). Cognate with Thavung ซี.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧]
• Homophone: tai (in some Southern accents)

tay (𢬣)

1. (colloquial) a hand
2. (colloquial) an arm

   tay áo

   a sleeve

3. (informal) a guy; a dude

   Tay này không phải vừa đâu!

   He’s not the type to be trifled with!

• bàn tay (“hand”)
• cánh tay (“arm”)
• chỉ tay (“palm line; point”)
• cổ tay (“fist”)
• cùi tay (“elbow”)
• gan bàn tay (“palm”)
• găng tay (“glove”)
• khéo tay (“skilled; handy”)
• khuỷu tay (“elbow”)
• lòng bàn tay (“palm”)
• móng tay (“fingernail”)
• ngón tay (“finger”)
• tay bắn tỉa (“sniper”)
• tay kiếm (“swordsman”)
• tay làm hàm nhai, tay quai miệng trễ
• tay súng (“gunner”)
• tay trong (“insider; spy”)

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