saluysoy
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- saloysoy
Etymology
Compare saloy.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧luy‧soy
- IPA(key): /salujˈsoj/, [sɐ.lʊɪ̯ˈsoɪ̯]
Noun
saluysóy
- (literary) small brook; stream; rivulet
- Synonyms: batis, sapa
- 1986, Daluyong, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN, page 30:
- Lumulusong na noon ang dalawa sa saluysoy. Inakay ni Bidong ang kalabaw at pinalusong sa di-kalalimang gilid ng saluysoy upang palublubin, saka umahon at umupo sa isang malaking batong kaagapay ng nilikmuan ni Lino.
- The two are already crossing the brook. Bidong assisted his carabao and he let it cross on the shallow side of the brook to wade on it, then, it rose from the water and sat in a large stone that Lino secured.
- (literary) spring of water
- Synonyms: bukal, balong
- (literary) murmuring sound of the ripples of a brook
- Synonym: aliw-iw
- (literary) tracing of a path or trail (going to a certain place or direction)
- Synonyms: talunton, pagtalunton
- (literary, figurative) mentioning of past favors done to someone (to imply that one deserves better treatment, etc.)
- Synonyms: dalirot, pagdalirot
Derived terms
- saluysuyin