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Cebuano
Etymology
From ma- + dayaw (“goodness; kindness”)
Cognate with Tausug marayaw
Pronunciation
Adjective
maayo (Badlit spelling ᜋᜀᜌᜓ)
- good, nice
- maayo kaayo ― very good
- responsible
- skillful, competent
- beneficial
- satisfying, pleasant
- healthful
Adverb
maayo (Badlit spelling ᜋᜀᜌᜓ)
- (+ og) done well; to a great or intense degree
- Gilimpiyohan og maayo. ― It was cleaned well.
- all right
Derived terms
Fula
Noun
maayo ngo (plural maaje ɗe) (Western Niger Fulfulde maayooji)
- (Pular, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) river
Derived terms
See also
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
Hiligaynon
Adjective
maayo
- good