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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tocayo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: to‧ka‧yo
- IPA(key): /toˈkajo/
Noun
tokayo (feminine tokaya)
- a namesake; a person with the same name as another
- Synonym: kapangaran
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tocayo (“namesake (person having the same name)”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: to‧ka‧yo
- IPA(key): /toˈkajo/
Noun
tokayo (feminine tokaya)
- a namesake; a person with the same name as another
- Synonym: sangay
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tocayo (“namesake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tokayo (feminine tokaya, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜌᜓ)
- namesake; person with the same name as another
- Synonyms: kapangalan, kangalan, kasangay, lagyo, kalagyo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tokayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018