tokayo
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: to‧ka‧yo
- IPA(key): /toˈkajo/ [toˈka.jo]
Noun
tokayo (feminine tokaya)
- a namesake; a person with the same name as another
- Synonym: kapangaran
Derived terms
- katokayo
- magtokayo
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tocayo (“namesake (person having the same name)”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: to‧ka‧yo
- IPA(key): /toˈkajo/ [t̪oˈka.jo]
Noun
tokayo (feminine tokaya)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tocayo (“namesake”), likely from Classical Nahuatl tōcāyoh.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /toˈkajo/ [t̪oˈxaː.jo]
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Syllabification: to‧ka‧yo
Noun
tokayo (feminine tokaya, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜌᜓ)
Derived terms
- katokayo
- magkatokayo
- magtokayo
Further reading
- “tokayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018