tayo

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English

Noun

tayo (plural tayos)

  1. A garment like an apron, worn by indigenous South Americans.

Anagrams

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

tāyo (inanimate)

  1. (figurative) first-person plural inalienable possessive singular of ātl; (it is) our liquid; our blood; sperm.

Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ).

Numeral

tayo

  1. nominative/accusative masculine of ti (“three”)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Possibly from kata +‎ *-yo (cf. kayo/ninyo), with omission of the initial ka-. Compare Ilocano datayo (data +‎ -yo), Pangasinan sikatayo (sikata +‎ yo), Kapampangan tamu (ta +‎ mu), and Tausug taniyu (ta +‎ niyu).[1]

Pronunciation

Pronoun

tayo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

  1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Kain tayo! ― Let us eat!
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Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual1 kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita2
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

  1. act of standing (on one's feet)
    Synonyms: pagtayo, tindig, pagtindig
  2. standing position (of a person)
    Synonym: pagkakatayo
  3. act of erecting something (a building, statue, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagtatayo, tirik, pagtitirik
  4. act of organizing or founding
    Synonyms: tatag, pagtatatag
  5. status; condition (of one's project, health, etc.)
    Synonyms: lagay, kalagayan
  6. position; duty (in an office)
    Synonyms: tungkulin, trabaho
  7. rank; state
    Synonyms: estado, kalagayan
  8. site; location; position
    Synonyms: puwesto, lagay, posisyon, lugar, kinatatayuan
  9. standpoint; stand (on an issue)
    Synonyms: kinatatayuan, kinaroroonan
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Verb

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

  1. immediate imperative mood of tumayo

References

  1. ^ Liao, Hsiu-chuan. (2006) A Typology of First Person Dual Pronouns in Philippine Languages and Their Reconstructibility, The Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics.

Further reading

  • “tayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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