ayok

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈjok/ [ʔɐˈjok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: a‧yok

Adjective

ayók (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜃ᜔) (dialectal, Laguna, Rizal)

  1. appropriate; befitting
    Synonyms: bagay, akma, angkop
    Ayok sa iyo ang damit mo.
    Your clothes fit you.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔajok/ [ˈʔaː.jok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ajok
  • Syllabification: a‧yok

Noun

ayok (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. alternative form of hayok: woody vine

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈjok/ [ʔɐˈjok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: a‧yok

Noun

ayók (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜃ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. granting a formerly denied request
    Synonyms: payag, tulot, pahintulot, kaloob, ayo, paoo
    Salamat sa Diyos at napaayok na.
    Thank God that [the request] had been granted.
Alternative forms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈjok/ [ʔɐˈjok̚]
      • Rhymes: -ok
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔajok/ [ˈʔaː.jok̚] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: a‧yok

Adjective

ayók (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜃ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. hobbling; shaking
    Synonyms: umaalog-alog, abyog, liay
  2. bending (like a tall, thin, stick)
    Synonyms: yutyot, habyog, habyok
  3. (figurative) sloppy; sluggish
    Aayok-ayok ka ng paglakad
    You are sloppy in your walk.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • ayukin

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