saluysoy

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Etymology

Compare saloy.

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Noun

saluysóy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜂᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (literary) small brook; stream; rivulet
    Synonyms: batis, sapa
    • 1986, Daluyong, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN, page 30:
      Lumulusong na noon ang dalawa sa saluysoy. Inakay ni Bidong ang kalabaw at pinalusong sa di-kalalimang gilid ng saluysoy upang palublubin, saka umahon at umupo sa isang malaking batong kaagapay ng nilikmuan ni Lino.
      The two are already crossing the brook. Bidong assisted his carabao and he let it cross on the shallow side of the brook to wade on it, then, it rose from the water and sat in a large stone that Lino secured.
  2. (literary) spring of water
    Synonyms: bukal, balong
  3. (literary) murmuring sound of the ripples of a brook
    Synonym: aliw-iw
  4. (literary) tracing of a path or trail (going to a certain place or direction)
    Synonyms: talunton, pagtalunton
  5. (literary, figurative) mentioning of past favors done to someone (to imply that one deserves better treatment, etc.)
    Synonyms: dalirot, pagdalirot

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