meyor

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin meliōrem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈʝoɾ/ [meˈʝoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧yor

Adjective

meyor

  1. better
    Antonym: pior

Adverb

meyor

  1. better
    Antonym: pior

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • mayor — unadapted spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from English mayor, from Middle English maire, from Old French maire, from Latin maior. Doublet of mayor and medyor.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmeoɾ/ [ˈmɛː.oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eoɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧yor

Noun

meyor (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜓᜇ᜔) (government)

  1. mayor of a city or municipality/town
    Synonym: alkalde
    Coordinate term: mayora

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “meyor”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “meyor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 909
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 708

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