koyo
See also: koyō, kōyō, and Kǒ'yo
Javanese
Adverb
koyo
- Nonstandard spelling of kaya.
Ometepec Nahuatl
Noun
koyo
- coyote
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- kuyo
Etymology 1
From Hokkien 膏藥 (ko-io̍h, “herbal plaster”, literally “ointment medicine”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ko‧yo
- IPA(key): /ˈkojoʔ/, [ˈko.joʔ]
Noun
koyò
- plaster; bandage
Derived terms
- magkoyo
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ko‧yo
- IPA(key): /koˈjo/, [koˈjo]
Noun
koyó
- (slang) ex-convict
References
- “koyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 77
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 107
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 131
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 32