Quay has one syllable. It is pronounced "key."
The word "even" is syllabicated as e-ven.
The word "basic" is syllabicated as ba-sic.
The word "neophyte" is syllabicated as "ne-o-phyte." It consists of three syllables, with the breakdown indicating how the word is pronounced.
The word "item" is syllabicated as i-tem.
The word, history, is syllabicated HIS-TOR-Y
Origin of Quay: French word name, "wharf"
Quay, pronounced Key is a monosyllabic word. Only one syllable.
A crowd was waiting on the quay.
The word watched only has one syllable so it is not syllabicated.
set·ting
syllabicated of neophyte
another word for "quay" is wharf, a quay is a wharf, and a wharf, or let's say wharve either that, a wharf/wharve is a quay. Ta Britney Speares Fav Fan of Girls