medyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • mej — clipping, colloquial
  • mejo — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish medio (“half”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmedjo/ [ˈmɛː.d͡ʒo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈmedjo/ [ˈmɛd̪.jo]
  • Rhymes: -edjo
  • Syllabification: med‧yo

Adverb

medyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. rather; somewhat; a little bit; kind of

Further reading

  • “medyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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