tokayo

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tocayo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: to‧ka‧yo
  • IPA(key): /toˈkajo/ [toˈka.jo]

Noun

tokayo (feminine tokaya)

  1. a namesake; a person with the same name as another
    Synonym: kapangaran

Derived terms

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)

  1. a namesake; a person with the same name as another
    Synonym: sangay

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)

  1. namesake; person with the same name as another
    Synonyms: kapangalan, kangalan, kaalan, kasangay, lagyo, kalagyo

Derived terms

Further reading

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