tayo

tayo

English

Noun

tayo (plural tayos)

1. A garment like an apron, worn by indigenous South Americans.

Anagrams

• oaty, otay

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtáː.jo]

Noun

tāyo (inanimate)

1. (figurative) first-person plural inalienable possessive singular of ātl; (it is) our liquid; our blood; sperm.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀬𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• तयो (Devanagari script)
• তযো (Bengali script)
• තයො (Sinhalese script)
• တယော or တယေႃ (Burmese script)
• ตโย or ตะโย (Thai script)
• ᨲᨿᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕໂຍ or ຕະໂຍ or ຕະໂຢ (Lao script)
• តយោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄠𑄮 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ).

Numeral

tayo

1. nominative/accusative masculine of ti (“three”)

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Ilocano datayo and Pangasinan tayo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈtajo/, [ˈta.jo]

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Pronoun

tayo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Kain tayo! ― Let us eat!

Derived terms

• pantayo-tayo
• tana
• tara
• tayo na
• tayo-tayo

 

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧yo
• IPA^(key): /taˈjoʔ/, [tɐˈjoʔ]

Noun

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

1. act of standing (on one's feet)

   Synonyms: pagtayo, tindig, pagtindig

2. standing position (of a person)

   Synonym: pagkakatayo

3. act of erecting something (a building, statue, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagtatayo, tirik, pagtitirik

4. act of organizing or founding

   Synonyms: tatag, pagtatatag

5. status; condition (of one's project, health, etc.)

   Synonyms: lagay, kalagayan

6. position; duty (in an office)

   Synonyms: tungkulin, trabaho

7. rank; state

   Synonyms: estado, kalagayan

8. site; location; position

   Synonyms: puwesto, lagay, posisyon, lugar, kinatatayuan

9. standpoint; stand (on an issue)

   Synonyms: kinatatayuan, kinaroroonan

Derived terms

• ipagpatayo
• itayo
• katayuan
• kinatatayuan
• magpatayo
• magpatayo-tayo
• magtayo
• nakatayo
• pagtatayo
• pagtayo
• patayo
• patayuan
• tayuan
• tumayo
• tumayo-tayo

 

Verb

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

1. immediate imperative mood of tumayo