quay
English
WOTD – 24 June 2008
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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
Noun
quay (plural quays)
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".
References
- quay at OneLook Dictionary Search
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *kweː.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waj˧˧]
Verb
Derived terms
Derived terms
- heo quay (“spit roast pig”)
- máy quay (“camera”)
- quay cuồng
- quay quần
- quay tay (“to masturbate”)
- quay vòng
- trường quay
- vòng đu quay (“Ferris wheel”)
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