-ilyo

Tagalog

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish -illo, from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈiljo/ [ˈil.jo]
    • Rhymes: -iljo
    • Syllabification: -il‧yo

    Suffix

    -ilyo (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

    1. suffix used to form masculine diminutive nouns

    Derived terms

      Tagalog terms suffixed with -ilyo