ayo
See also: Ayo, ayó, ayọ, and āyo
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Etymology 1
Combination of hey and yo
Interjection
ayo
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A greeting.
- 2004, Michael Daniel Baptiste, Cracked Dreams, page 73:
- "Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood." "Ayo, homeboy," said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. "What's up, fool?"
- 2007, Reginald L. Hall, In Love with a Thug, page 38:
- “Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?
- 2007, Tony J. Ward, Jr., I've Got to Make It to Heaven for Going Through Hell: Part 1, page 39:
- Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?
- 2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289:
- "Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?" Victorious's cell mate asked.
- 2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106:
- "Ayo, ma, where you going?" a dude asked her as she walked by him.
- 2008, Ashley JaQuavis, The Trophy Wife, page 103:
- "Ayo, Kalil!" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends.
- 2010, R Green Damon, Somethin' to Think about, page 197:
- "Ayo, Cee, listen to this shit here," said Matt, passing him his cell.
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Synonyms
- (greeting): hey, hi, yo
Etymology 2
From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.
Noun
ayo (uncountable)
- (West African English) A strategy game.
Synonyms
- (strategy game): ayoayo, oware, awari
See also
Ayoayo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Yao
Classical Nahuatl
Noun
ayo (inanimate)
- Obsolete spelling of āyoh
Hiligaynon
Noun
ayô
- a pet name
- bargain, discount
Verb
ayô
- to ask or request
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ayuh, ayo, from Classical Malay ايوه (ayuh), ايو (ayo). Cognate of Malay ayuh, Javanese ayo (ꦲꦪꦺꦴ, “come on, let's, please”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈjo/
- Rhymes: -jo, -o
- Hyphenation: a‧yo
Interjection
ayo
- (informal) come on!
Alternative forms
- ayuh (Standard Malay)
- hayo
Synonyms
- mari (polite)
Further reading
- “ayo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Musi
Etymology
- From Javanese ꦠꦺꦴꦪ (toya, “water”), from Old Javanese toya (“water”), from Sanskrit तोय (toya, “water”).
- From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Compare to Indonesian air, Urak Lawoi' อาเย (ayë).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.jɔ/
- Hyphenation: a‧yo
Noun
ayo
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
- Synonym: banyu
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
- ayó (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus.
Interjection
ayo
- goodbye
- farewell
Portuguese
Noun
ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)
- Obsolete spelling of aio
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”), whence Spanish aya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʝo/ [ˈa.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈaʃo/ [ˈa.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʒo/ [ˈa.ʒo]
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: a‧yo
Noun
ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)
- person who takes care of children, tutor
- Synonym: tutor
Further reading
- “ayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.jo/
Noun
ayo
- older sibling
- ayo da at ― older brother
- ayo da papa ― older sister
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Yami
Noun
ayo
- river; stream; brook
Yoruba
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Ewé ayò (1)
Àwọn ọmọ tó ń ta ayò (3)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.jò/
Noun
ayò
- Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)
- The seeds of the ayò plant
- Synonym: ọmọ ayò
- The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game
- Synonyms: ayò ọlọ́pọ́n, ayòayò, awò, ayò jẹ̀rin, ayò kàrè, ayò jòdù-jòdù
- bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ(proverb on over-excitement)
- When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish
- (by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby
- mo pa á ní ayò ― I won in a game
Derived terms
- agbọndan ayò (“longitudinal row of ayò holes”)
- aláyò (“someone who plays the ayo game”)
- àmì ayò (“a point in competitive sport”)
- òdù ayò (“The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds”)
- ojúlé ayò (“the holes in the ayo board”)
- ọmọ ayò (“ayo pieces”)
- ọpọ́n ayò (“Ayo board, mancala board”)
- ta ayò (“to play ayo”)
Descendants
- → English: ayo
Yurumanguí
Noun
ayo
- river
References
- Prehistoria: Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia (Luis Duque Gómez, Sergio Elías Ortiz, 1965), citing Romero's wordlist