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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔanoj/
- Hyphenation: a‧noy
Noun
ánoy (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜌ᜔)
- Alternative form of anay (“termite”)
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.
Noun
anoy
- termite
Middle English
- annoy, annoye, annu, anny, anoie, a-noye, anoye, anoyȝe, anui, anuy, a-nuy, a nuy, anuye, anuyȝe, any, anye, a nye, ennoy, ennu, ennui, ennye, onnuy, onoy
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French anoi, enoi; compare anoyen and modern English ennui.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈnui̯/, /aˈniu̯/, /aˈniː/
Noun
anoy (plural anoyes)
- annoyance, irritation
- hardship, infliction
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