manoy
Bikol Central
Etymology
From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -y.
Pronunciation
Noun
mánoy or manóy (feminine manay, Basahan spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜌ᜔)
- elder brother; big brother
- Nagtatabang si manoy sa samuyang mga magurang sa mga gibohon sa harong.
- Our big brother helps our parents do housework.
- (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young man or boy or any male older than oneself; mister; bro
- Nagbakal ako nin sorbetes hali ki manoy.
- I bought ice cream from the mister.
- (informal) disrespectful term of address for a man who has a small penis or a term for penis
- "Isa kang manoy!"
- "You have a small penis!"
- "Maliit manoy mo!"
- "Your penis is small!"
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: manóy
See also
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- manuy
Etymology
From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -y.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧noy
- IPA(key): /ˈmanui/ [ˈma.n̪ʊɪ]
Noun
manoy (feminine manay)
- older brother; big brother; elder brother
- uncle
- term of address for an elder brother: big bro
- term of address for an uncle: uncle
- term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister
Interjection
manoy
- Expression of submission by a person who has been defeated in a scuffle
- Hala, mánuy arun dílì ku lubáun ning ímung buktun.
- Go on, say ‘uncle’ so I won’t twist your arm.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -y.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧noy
- IPA(key): /maˈnoj/ [maˈnoj]
Noun
manoy (feminine manay)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Bikol Central manoy (“big brother”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈnoj/ [mɐˈn̪oɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: ma‧noy
Noun
manóy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜌ᜔)