li-...-ay Variant. lu-...-ay affix English. Affixed to a verb or adjective, derives an adjective with the meaning: is characterized by. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug bata' ni Alaki si Api, melupiiday gupia. English. Alaki's child Api is very shy. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki gukum kia, pegeli'ay niu, pu' melibubutay. English. Watch out for that arbiter, because he is characterized as a litigator of trumped up cases.