IPA Transcription of "lay" in American English
The American English IPA transcription of “lay” is /ˈleɪ/.
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layˈleɪ
Dialect Variants
| Dialect | IPA | POS |
|---|---|---|
| English (Australia) | /læɪ/ | |
| English (Australia) | / læɪ/ | |
| English (United Kingdom) | /ˈleɪ/ |
Lemmas
- lie/ˈlaɪ/ /li/
Derivations
- re-lay/ˈɹi/ /ˈɹeɪ/
- outlay/ˈaʊtˌleɪn/ /ˈaʊˌtleɪ/ /ˈaʊtˌleɪ/ /ˈaʊtleɪ/ /ˌaʊtˈleɪv/
- laid/ˈleɪd/
- relay/ˈɹiˌleɪ/ /ɹiˈleɪ/ /ɹiˈleɪv/ /ˈɹileɪn/
- countable/ˈkaʊntəbəl/
- unlay/ənˈleɪ/
- layperson/leɪˈpɝsɪn/
- inlay/ˈɪnˌleɪn/ /ˈɪnˌleɪ/ /ˈɪnˈleɪ/ /ˌɪnˈleɪv/
- overlay/ˈoʊvɚˌleɪn/ /ˌoʊvɚˈleɪv/ /ˈoʊvɚˌleɪ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈleɪ/
- allay/əˈleɪ/
- layman/ˈleɪmən/
- underlay/ˌʌndɚˈleɪv/ /ˈʌndɚˌleɪn/
- layer/ˈleɪɚ/
- layest/ˈleɪɪst/
- belay/bɪˈleɪ/
- mislay/mɪsˈleɪ/
- lay-in/ˈleɪ/
- interlay/ˌɪntɚˈleɪ/
- onlay/ˈɑnˌleɪn/ /ɑn ˈleɪv/
- laity/ˈleɪəti/ /ˈleɪɪti/
- laying/ˈleɪɪŋ/
- lays/ˈleɪz/
- laywoman/ˈleɪˌwʊmən/
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