English

the straightened Scheldt quay at Antwerp

Alternative forms

• cay

Noun

quay ‎(plural quays)

1. (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

Derived terms

• quayside

Translations

Verb

quay ‎(third-person singular simple present quays, present participle quaying, simple past and past participle quayed)

1. To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

See also

• dock; pier; float; cay; harbour, harbor; mole; riprap; wharf

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Bahnar wih ‎(“to return”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *waj(-h) ‎(“to turn; to wave”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwɐj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɐj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wɐj˧˥]

Verb

quay ‎(拐, 歪, 乖, 𢮿, 𢵴, 𨆠, 𨧰)

1. to turn; to revolve; to swivel
2. to whirl; to reverse; to turn back
3. to spit roast

Derived terms

• heo quay ‎(“spit roast pig”)
• máy quay ‎(“camera”)
• máy quay phim ‎(“camera”)
• quay tay ‎(“to ****”)
• vòng đu quay ‎(“Ferris wheel”)