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Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq.
Pronunciation
Adjective
layô (plural lagyo, Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)
- distant; far; remote
- Antonym: duol
Derived terms
Pali
Noun
layo m
- nominative singular of laya (“a brief measure of time”)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq (“far”). Compare Cebuano and Hiligaynon layo, Bikol Central rayo, and Ilocano adayo. See also Malay jauh.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈlajoʔ/ (“distance, farness”, noun)
- IPA(key): /laˈjoʔ/ (“far from each other”, adjective; “state of being far from each other; (act of) going away”, noun; “go away”, interjection)
- Syllabification: la‧yo
Noun
layò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)
- distance; farness
- Synonyms: distansiya, agwat, kalayuan, pagkamalayo
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
layô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)
- far from each other; away from each other
- Synonyms: hiwalay, magkahiwalay, di-magkasama, di-magkatabi
Derived terms
Noun
layô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)
- state of being far from each other
- Synonyms: pagkakalayo, pagkahiwalay
- act of going away (from a person, thing, or place)
- Synonyms: layas, paglayas, alis, pag-alis
Interjection
layô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)
- go away! get away!
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
laýo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜁᜏ᜔)
- Obsolete spelling of laiw.
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