yoyo
English
Etymology
Formerly a trademark. Likely from Ilocano yóyo or another Philippine cognate.[1]
Noun
yoyo (plural yoyos)
- Alternative spelling of yo-yo
Verb
yoyo (third-person singular simple present yoyos, present participle yoyoing, simple past and past participle yoyoed)
- Alternative spelling of yo-yo
References
- “Yo-yo.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, accessed November 19, 2021
Cebuano
Etymology
From English yo-yo / yoyo. Formerly a trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: yo‧yo
Noun
yoyo
- a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist
- a cake that is shaped like a yoyo, akin to a cookie sandwich, often purple and with a margarine filling and rolled in white sugar
Verb
yoyo
- to play with a yo-yo
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jo.jo/
Audio (file)
Noun
yoyo m (plural yoyos)
- yo-yo
Further reading
- “yoyo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ido
Noun
yoyo (plural yoyi)
- yo-yo
Ilocano
Etymology
From Spanish yoyo, according to Constantino (1971).[1] Compare Spanish yo (“I”) & Ilocano yo (“you; by you; your”) or Tagalog iyo (“yours”).
Noun
yóyo
- yo-yo
Derived terms
- agyoyo
References
- Constantino, Ernesto (1971) Ilokano Dictionary
Karao
Noun
yoyo
- mudfish
Spanish
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Alternative forms
- yoyó
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoʃo/ [ˈʃo.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoʒo/ [ˈʒo.ʒo]
- Rhymes: -oʝo
- Syllabification: yo‧yo
Noun
yoyo m (plural yoyos)
- yo-yo
Further reading
- “yoyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- yuyo
Etymology
From English yo-yo, a genericized trademark, possibly from Ilocano yóyo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: yo‧yo
- IPA(key): /ˈjojoʔ/, [ˈjo.joʔ]
Noun
yoyò (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜌᜓ)
- yo-yo
Derived terms
- magyoyo
- pagyoyoyo
- yoyoan
- yoyoin
Further reading
- “yoyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjo.jo]
Interjection
yoyo
- wow!
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh