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ayo

See also: Ayo, ayó, ayọ, and āyo

English

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Etymology 1

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Combination of hey and yo.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ayo

  1. (slang) A greeting.
    Synonyms: hey, hi, yo
    • 2004, Michael Daniel Baptiste, Cracked Dreams, page 73:
      "Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood." "Ayo, homeboy," said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. "What's up, fool?"
    • 2007, Reginald L. Hall, In Love with a Thug, page 38:
      “Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?
    • 2007, Tony J. Ward, Jr., I've Got to Make It to Heaven for Going Through Hell: Part 1, page 39:
      Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?
    • 2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289:
      "Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?" Victorious's cell mate asked.
    • 2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106:
      "Ayo, ma, where you going?" a dude asked her as she walked by him.
    • 2008, Ashley JaQuavis, The Trophy Wife, page 103:
      "Ayo, Kalil!" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends.
    • 2010, R Green Damon, Somethin' to Think about, page 197:
      "Ayo, Cee, listen to this shit here," said Matt, passing him his cell.
  2. (slang) Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or "sus".
    Synonym: hold up
    Ayo, what'd you just say?

Etymology 2

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From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ayo (uncountable)

  1. (West Africa) A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Compare ayom (“to heal”), ayad (“to repair”), and Tagalog ayos (“to repair”).

Pronunciation

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Verb Root

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ayo (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. to do well
    Synonyms: tarong, nindot
    Ayoha paghugas. ― Wash the dishes well.
  2. to do something to an intense degree
  3. to fix, repair; restore into working order
    Synonyms: ayad, ayom
  4. (of health) to get better
  5. to treat people nicely
  6. to be on good terms with one another
    Synonym: dait

Conjugation

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Conjugation for ayo (ma- )
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ma- ayo actor
Aspect
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
maayo naayo maayo
Conjugation for ayo (mo- )
Affix Root word Trigger
mo- ayo actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
moayo miayo
niayo 		moayo pag-ayo
Conjugation for ayo (maka- )
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maka- ayo actor
Aspect
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
makaayo nakaayo makaayo
Conjugation for ayo (-on )
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-on ayo object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
ayohon giayo ayohon ayoha
Conjugation for ayo (-an )
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-an ayo object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Past/present inchoative Future/habitual inchoative
ayohan giayohan ayohan ayohi

Derived terms

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Interjection

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ayo (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. said in place of knocking, or looking for people: hello?; knock knock!
    Ayo? Naay tawo? ― Knock knock! Anybody there?

Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

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ayo (inanimate)

  1. Obsolete spelling of āyoh.

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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ayô

  1. a pet name
  2. bargain, discount

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ayô

  1. to ask or request

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay ayuh, ayo, from Classical Malay ايوه (ayuh), ايو (ayo). Cognate of Malay ayuh, Javanese ꦲꦪꦺꦴ (ayo, “come on, let's, please”).

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Interjection

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ayo

  1. (informal) come on!
    Ayo beli baju Hishiro sekarang!
    Come on, get your own Hishiro clothes now!

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Synonyms

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  • jom (Standard Malay, informal)
  • mari (polite)

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Kamkata-viri

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a descendant of Sanskrit अजाजि (ajāji).

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Noun

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ayo (Kamviri, Western Kata-viri)[1]

  1. cumin

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “âi′o”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]

Musi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Compare to Indonesian air, Urak Lawoi' อาเย (ayë).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.jɔ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yo

Noun

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ayo

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)
    Synonym: banyu

Papiamentu

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Alternative forms

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  • ayó (alternative spelling)

Etymology

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From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus.

Interjection

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ayo

  1. goodbye
  2. farewell

Portuguese

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Noun

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ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of aio.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”), whence Spanish aya.

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʝo/ [ˈa.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈaʃo/ [ˈa.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʒo/ [ˈa.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: a‧yo

Noun

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ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

  1. person who takes care of children, tutor
    Synonym: tutor

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ayò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. act of taking sides
    Synonyms: kampi, pagkampi, katig, pagkatig
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ayò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. consenting; acquiescence (especially to a wrong conduct or behavior)
    Synonyms: konsenti, pagkonsenti
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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ayô (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. Tetrastigma serrulatum (a tendril-bearing woody vine)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ayo

  1. older sibling
    ayo da at ― older brother
    ayo da papa ― older sister

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[2], Pacific linguistics

Yami

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Noun

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ayo

  1. river; stream; brook

Yoruba

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Yoruba Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia yo
 
Ewé ayò (1)
 
Àwọn ọmọ tó ń ta ayò (3)

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Noun

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ayò

  1. Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)
  2. The seeds of the ayò plant
    Synonym: ọmọ ayò
  3. The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game
    Synonyms: ayò ọlọ́pọ́n, ayòayò, awò, ayò jẹ̀rin, ayò kàrè, ayò jòdù-jòdù
    bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ
    When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish
    (proverb on over-excitement)
  4. (by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby
    mo pa á ní ayò ― I won in a game

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → English: ayo

Yurumanguí

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Noun

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ayo

  1. river

References

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  • Prehistoria: Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia (Luis Duque Gómez, Sergio Elías Ortiz, 1965), citing Romero's wordlist
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