tayo
English
Noun
tayo (plural tayos)
- A garment like an apron, worn by indigenous South Americans.
Anagrams
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtáː.jo]
Noun
tāyo (inanimate)
- (figurative) first-person plural inalienable possessive singular of ātl; (it is) our liquid; our blood; sperm.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀢𑀬𑁄 (Brahmi script)
- तयो (Devanagari script)
- তযো (Bengali script)
- තයො (Sinhalese script)
- တယော or တယေႃ (Burmese script)
- ตโย or ตะโย (Thai script)
- ᨲᨿᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຕໂຍ or ຕະໂຍ or ຕະໂຢ (Lao script)
- តយោ (Khmer script)
- 𑄖𑄠𑄮 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ).
Numeral
tayo
- nominative/accusative masculine of ti (“three”)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Possibly from kata + *-yo (cf. kayo, ninyo), with omission of the initial ka-. Compare Ilocano datayo (data + -yo), Pangasinan sikatayo (sikata + yo), Kapampangan tamu (ta + mu), and Tausug taniyu (ta + niyu).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtajo/ [ˈt̪aː.jo]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ajo
- Syllabification: ta‧yo
Pronoun
tayo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)
Alternative forms
- tayis — gay slang
Derived terms
See also
Tagalog personal pronouns
Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
dual1 | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata | |
plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin | |
plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin | |
First & Second | singular | kita2 | ||
Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo | |
Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
plural | sila | nila | kanila | |
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. 2 Replaces ko ikaw. |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈjoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈjoʔ]
- Rhymes: -oʔ
- Syllabification: ta‧yo
Noun
tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)
- act of standing (on one's feet)
- Synonyms: pagtayo, tindig, pagtindig
- standing position (of a person)
- Synonym: pagkakatayo
- act of erecting something (a building, statue, etc.)
- Synonyms: pagtatayo, tirik, pagtitirik
- act of organizing or founding
- Synonyms: tatag, pagtatatag
- status; condition (of one's project, health, etc.)
- position; duty (in an office)
- rank; state
- site; location; position
- standpoint; stand (on an issue)
- Synonyms: kinatatayuan, kinaroroonan
Derived terms
- ipagpatayo
- itayo
- katayuan
- kinatatayuan
- magpatayo
- magpatayo-tayo
- magtayo
- nakatayo
- pagtatayo
- pagtayo
- patayo
- patayuan
- tayuan
- tumayo
- tumayo sa sariling mga paa
- tumayo-tayo
Verb
tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)
- immediate imperative mood of tumayo
References
Further reading
- “tayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018