tayo

English

Noun

tayo (plural tayos)

  1. A garment like an apron, worn by indigenous South Americans.

Anagrams

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtáː.jo]

Noun

tāyo (inanimate)

  1. (figurative) first-person plural inalienable possessive singular of ātl; (it is) our liquid; our blood; sperm.

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ).

Numeral

tayo

  1. 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)

  1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Kain tayo!Let us eat!
Alternative forms
  • tayisgay slang
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈjoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈjoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: ta‧yo

Noun

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

  1. act of standing (on one's feet)
    Synonyms: pagtayo, tindig, pagtindig
  2. standing position (of a person)
    Synonym: pagkakatayo
  3. act of erecting something (a building, statue, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagtatayo, tirik, pagtitirik
  4. act of organizing or founding
    Synonyms: tatag, pagtatatag
  5. status; condition (of one's project, health, etc.)
    Synonyms: lagay, kalagayan
  6. position; duty (in an office)
    Synonyms: tungkulin, trabaho
  7. rank; state
    Synonyms: estado, kalagayan
  8. site; location; position
    Synonyms: puwesto, lagay, posisyon, lugar, kinatatayuan
  9. standpoint; stand (on an issue)
    Synonyms: kinatatayuan, kinaroroonan
Derived terms

Verb

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

  1. immediate imperative mood of tumayo

References

  1. ^ Liao, Hsiu-chuan. (2006) A Typology of First Person Dual Pronouns in Philippine Languages and Their Reconstructibility, The Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics. [1]

Further reading

  • tayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018