tay

Etymology

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

Noun

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: William Caxton], OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur, London: Published by David Nutt, in the Strand, 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.

Anagrams

• AYT, Yat, yat

Determiner

tay

1. your (singular)

Coordinate terms

• mími

Noun

tay

1. woman

References

• Hein van der Voort, A Grammar of Kwaza

Pronoun

tay

1. Alternative form of þei

References

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

Alternative forms

• (Izalco) tey (/ˈteːj/)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːj/

Pronoun

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑj/

Noun

tay (definite accusative tayı, plural taylar)

1. colt (horse)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *siː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sii(ʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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!