ayo

== English == === Etymology 1 === Combination of hey and yo. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/ ==== Interjection ==== ayo (slang) A greeting. Synonyms: hey, hi, yo (slang) Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate, perhaps sexually so. Synonym: hold up === Etymology 2 === From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈa.jo/ ==== Noun ==== ayo (uncountable) (West Africa) A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba. ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Ayoayo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Yao == Abau == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.jo/ === Noun === ayo class III gender f shell === References === SIL International (2020), “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎[2] == Cebuano == === Etymology === Compare ayom (“to heal”), ayad (“to repair”), and Tagalog ayos (“to repair”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈʔajo/ [ˈʔa.jo] (Bohol) IPA(key): /ˈʔad͡ʒo/ [ˈʔa.d͡ʒo] Hyphenation: a‧yo === Root === ayo (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜓ) to do well Synonyms: tarong, nindot Ayoha paghugas. ― Wash the dishes well. to do something to an intense degree to fix, repair; restore into working order Synonyms: ayad, ayom (of health) to get better to treat people nicely to be on good terms with one another Synonym: dait ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === ayo (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜓ) said in place of knocking, or looking for people: hello?; knock knock! Ayo? Naay tawo? ― Knock knock! Anybody there? == Classical Nahuatl == === Noun === ayo (inanimate) obsolete spelling of āyoh == Hiligaynon == === Noun === ayô a pet name bargain, discount === Verb === ayô to ask or request == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay ayuh, ayo, from Classical Malay ايوه (ayuh), ايو (ayo). Cognate of Malay ayuh and Javanese ꦲꦪꦺꦴ (ayo, “come on, let's, please”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈajo/ [ˈa.jo] Rhymes: -ajo Syllabification: a‧yo === Interjection === ayo (informal) come on! Synonym: (polite) mari === Verb === ayo (informal) to let us ==== Alternative forms ==== ayuh (Standard Malay) hayo ==== Synonyms ==== jom (Standard Malay, informal) === Further reading === “ayo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === ayo romanization of ꦲꦪꦺꦴ == Kamkata-viri == === Etymology === Borrowed from a Middle Indo-Aryan form *ayāyi, from Sanskrit अजाजि (ajāji). === Noun === ayó m (Western, Southeastern) cumin === References === == Makasar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈajo/ Hyphenation: a‧yo === Noun === ayo (Lontara spelling ᨕᨐᨚ) manner of moving; way of walking; gait stance; posture ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === beleng === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Musi == === Etymology === From earlier *ayar, doublet of Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (“fresh water; steam, river”). Cognate with Indonesian air, Urak Lawoi' อาเย (ayë). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ajɔ/ Hyphenation: a‧yo === Noun === ayo (Musi, Pegagan) water (clear liquid H₂O) Synonyms: banyu, (Palembang, Coastal) aér, (Penesak) aé' === Further reading === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Papiamentu == === Alternative forms === ayó (alternative spelling) === Etymology === From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus. === Interjection === ayo goodbye farewell == Portuguese == === Noun === ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas) obsolete spelling of aio == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”), whence Spanish aya. Compare Portuguese aio. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʝo Syllabification: a‧yo === Noun === ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas) person who takes care of children, tutor Synonym: tutor === Further reading === “ayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔajoʔ/ [ˈʔaː.joʔ] Rhymes: -ajoʔ Syllabification: a‧yo ==== Noun ==== ayò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ) act of taking sides Synonyms: kampi, pagkampi, katig, pagkatig ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔajoʔ/ [ˈʔaː.joʔ] Rhymes: -ajoʔ IPA(key): /ʔaˈjo/ [ʔɐˈjo] (obsolete) Syllabification: a‧yo ==== Noun ==== ayò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ) consenting; acquiescence (especially to a wrong conduct or behavior) Synonyms: konsenti, pagkonsenti ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈjoʔ/ [ʔɐˈjoʔ] Rhymes: -oʔ IPA(key): /ˈʔajo/ [ˈʔaː.jo] (obsolete) Syllabification: a‧yo ==== Noun ==== ayô (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ) Tetrastigma serrulatum (a tendril-bearing woody vine) === Further reading === “ayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === yao, Yao == West Makian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.jo/ === Noun === ayo older sibling ayo da at ― older brother ayo da papa ― older sister === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[3], Pacific linguistics == Yami == === Noun === ayo river; stream; brook == Yoruba == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ā.jò/ === Noun === ayò Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú) The seeds of the ayò plant Synonym: ọmọ ayò 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 (proverb on over-excitement) (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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: ayo == Yurumanguí == === Noun === ayo river === References === Prehistoria: Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia (Luis Duque Gómez, Sergio Elías Ortiz, 1965), citing Romero's wordlist