ayos

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Asturian

Noun

ayos

  1. plural of ayu

Spanish

Noun

ayos m pl

  1. plural of ayo

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *áyus (to arrange, make something neat or proper).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔajos/ (order; condition; position; form, appearance, noun; OK; proper; correct; presentable, adjective; great!, interjection)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈjos/ (in order; dressed up; prepared; settled, adjective)
  • Syllabification: a‧yos

Noun

ayos (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. order; arrangement
    Antonym: gulo
  2. condition; situation
  3. position; placement
  4. form; appearance
  5. settlement (as of a dispute)

Derived terms

Adjective

ayos (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) alright; OK
  2. proper; fit suitable
  3. right; correct
  4. presentable; fit to be seen

Alternative forms

See also

Interjection

ayos (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) expression of gladness and content about something: great!; alright!
    Ang ganda ng pagkakapinta mo! Ayos!
    The way you paint is good! Great!

See also

Adjective

ayós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. in order; put in order
  2. dressed up
  3. finished; prepared
  4. settled; decided (amicably)

Further reading

  • ayos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*áyus”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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