ilay noun English. One's eyebrows and the bony ridge behind them. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Ansulaw, saba' kegulangen, gemputi' nai gilayen, laak dagid, nda' pa mbektut. English. Ansulaw is so old that his eyebrows are white, yet his back is not yet hunched. Example sentence: Subanen. Mesaiti gilayu, ndi'u dega mekegbantay di melayu'. English. My head aches behind my eyebrows, and I can't look far at all. Generic. buuk 1