PALAY

Palay

pá·lay
rice plant

punla ng palay
seedling of rice


magtanim ng palay
to plant rice

palay
unhusked rice grains

umani ng palay
to have harvested rice


palayan
a place where rice is planted

palayan
a rice paddy

dahong palay
“rice-plant leaf”
type of sword used by the Tagalog people


Other Tagalog words for rice:

bigas
uncooked rice

kanin
cooked rice

SDP: storm-damaged palay


MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

pálay: damo (Oryza sativa) na karaniwang nabubúhay sa mga latian at nakakain ang bunga

pálay: ang butil na bunga nitó

Isang butil ng palay, sakot ang buong bahay.

One thought on “PALAY”

  1. Separate from above, it could be that someone mistakenly skipped an apostrophe, such as in:

    ❌ Ikaw palay babae.
    Ikaw pala’y babae!

    Here, pala’y is a contraction of pala ay.

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