dayo

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word dayo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word dayo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say dayo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word dayo you have here. The definition of the word dayo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdayo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dáyu. Compare Cebuano dayo and Tagalog dayo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdajo/
  • Hyphenation: da‧yo

Noun

dáyo (Basahan spelling ᜇᜌᜓ)

  1. a travel (for a specific purpose)
    Synonym: biyahe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧yo
  • IPA(key): /daˈjoʔ/

Noun

dayô (Basahan spelling ᜇᜌᜓ)

  1. (Naga, angry register) dog
    Synonym: gadya
See also

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dáyu. Compare Bikol Central dayo and Tagalog dayo.

Pronunciation

Noun

dayo

  1. a foreigner; a person from a foreign country; an alien
    Synonyms: dumuduong, langyaw
  2. an immigrant; a person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there
    Synonyms: dumuduong, langyaw
  3. a transient; a person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker
    Synonym: dumuduong
  4. a stranger; a newcomer
    Synonym: dumuduong

Lindu

Noun

dayo

  1. cemetery; grave

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dáyu. Compare Bikol Central dayo and Cebuano dayo.

Pronunciation

Noun

dayo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜓ)

  1. alien; foreigner
    Synonyms: dayuhan, banyaga
  2. stranger
    Synonyms: tagalabas, estranghero
  3. immigrant; emigrant
  4. immigration
  5. visit to a place not one's own

Derived terms

Anagrams