tayo

See also: -tayo and 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

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

  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
  • 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)

    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, 2018
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