bebay

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ bay (“to bend”), from Middle English beien, beȝen, from Old English bīeġan (“to bend, turn, turn back, incline, depress, abase, humiliate, subject, persuade, convert”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *baugijaną. More at bay.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

bebay (third-person singular simple present bebays, present participle bebaying, simple past and past participle bebayed)

  1. (rare, transitive) To bay around or about; embay; hem in; surround.

Anagrams

Maranao

Noun

bebay

  1. woman

References

  • B. & E. M. Macaraya, Maranao Words and Phrases (1991)
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