anoy

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔanoj/ [ˈʔa.n̪oɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: a‧noy

ánoy (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

1. alternative form of anay (“termite”)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

anoy

1. termite

• annoy, annoye, annu, anny, anoie, a-noye, anoye, anoyȝe, anui, anuy, a-nuy, a nuy, anuye, anuyȝe, any, anye, a nye, ennoy, ennu, ennui, ennye, onnuy, onoy

Borrowed from Old French anoi, enoi; compare anoyen and modern English ennui.

• IPA^(key): /aˈnui̯/, /aˈniu̯/, /aˈniː/

anoy (plural anoyes)

1. annoyance, irritation
2. hardship, infliction

• The aphetic form noy is more common in Middle English.

• English: annoy

• “anoi, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.