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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)
- a travel (for a specific purpose)
- Synonym: biyahe
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧yo
- IPA(key): /daˈjoʔ/
Noun
dayô (Basahan spelling ᜇᜌᜓ)
- (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
- a foreigner; a person from a foreign country; an alien
- Synonyms: dumuduong, langyaw
- an immigrant; a person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there
- Synonyms: dumuduong, langyaw
- a transient; a person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker
- Synonym: dumuduong
- a stranger; a newcomer
- Synonym: dumuduong
Lindu
Noun
dayo
- cemetery; grave
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dáyu. Compare Bikol Central dayo and Cebuano dayo.
Pronunciation
Noun
dayo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜓ)
- alien; foreigner
- Synonyms: dayuhan, banyaga
- stranger
- Synonyms: tagalabas, estranghero
- immigrant; emigrant
- immigration
- visit to a place not one's own
Derived terms
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