toy

== Translingual == === Symbol === toy (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Topoiyo. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Topoiyo terms == English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“play-thing, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *tiugī̆, *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Zeug (“stuff”), Danish tøj (“stuff”), Norwegian tøy (“equipment, riggings, stuff”). Related to tug, tow, taw, tew. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: toi, IPA(key): /tɔɪ/ (Dublin) IPA(key): /taɪ/, /tɑɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ === Noun === toy (plural toys) Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toy A thing of little importance or value; a trifle. [from 16th c.] A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal. [16th–17th c.] Ellipsis of toy dog. (obsolete) Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling. [16th–18th c.] (obsolete) A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim. [16th–17th c.] (obsolete) An old story; a silly tale. (Scotland, archaic) A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by elderly women of the lower classes. Synonym: toy mutch (euphemistic) Ellipsis of sex toy. (graffiti slang, derogatory) An inferior graffiti artist. (slang, MLE) A gun. Synonym: bit (slang, MLE) (slang, euphemistic, dated) The penis. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis (slang, euphemistic, dated) The vagina. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina (slang, dated) A watch. (slang, dated) A small jar (about an inch across) used to hold prepared opium. (slang, dated) A small ball of opium (about the size of a pea). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === toy (third-person singular simple present toys, present participle toying, simple past and past participle toyed) (intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way. (intransitive) To ponder or consider. (slang, transitive) To stimulate with a sex toy. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === toy (comparative more toy, superlative most toy) (chiefly attributive) Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple. === See also === === References === “toy n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “toy n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === Tyo, yot == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy), from Proto-Turkic *toy (“feast”). Compare Turkish toy, Gagauz toy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toj/ === Noun === toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar) wedding ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “toy” in Obastan.com. == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Proto-Turkic *toy (“feast”). === Noun === toy wedding ==== Declension ==== === References === “toy”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Faroese == === Etymology === From Danish tøj, from Middle Low German tüg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʰɔiː/, /tʰœiː/ === Noun === toy n (genitive singular toys, uncountable) fabric ==== Declension ==== == Gagauz == === Alternative forms === toi (pre-1950's spelling) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toj/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy, doy), from Proto-Turkic *toy. Compare Turkish toy, Azerbaijani toy. ==== Noun ==== toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar) wedding Synonym: düün feast Synonym: konuş ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “toy”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 162 Çebotar, Petri; Dron, Ion (2002), “toy”, in Gagauzça-Rusça-Romınca Sözlük [Gagauz-Russian-Romanian Dictionary], Chișinău: Pontos Press, →ISBN, page 667 N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “той”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 471 === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy), from Proto-Turkic *tod. Compare Turkish toy. ==== Noun ==== toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar) great bustard, Otis tarda ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== Ciachir, Mihail (1938), “toi”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 95 Kopuşçu M. İ., Todorova S. A., Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “toy”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 162 Çebotar, Petri; Dron, Ion (2002), “toy”, in Gagauzça-Rusça-Romınca Sözlük [Gagauz-Russian-Romanian Dictionary], Chișinău: Pontos Press, →ISBN, page 667 N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “той”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 471 == Ilocano == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoj/ [ˈtoɪ̯] === Determiner === toy informal spelling of 'toy == Khalaj == === Etymology === From Proto-Turkic *toy. Cognate with Azerbaijani toy, Turkish toy, Uyghur توي (toy). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toj/ === Noun === toy (definite accusative toyı, plural toylar) wedding Synonym: küdən ==== Declension ==== === References === Doerfer, Gerhard (1987), Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN == Middle French == === Alternative forms === toi === Pronoun === toy (in the singular, less formal) you ==== Synonyms ==== (plural or polite singular): vous ==== Related terms ==== te tu == Spanish == === Verb === toy (colloquial) apheretic form of estoy == Turkish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toj/ (Malatya) IPA(key): /doj/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy, doy), from Proto-Turkic *tod. Compare Gagauz toy. ==== Adjective ==== toy (comparative daha toy, superlative en toy) immature, naive, especially due to one's young age Synonyms: saf, naif amateur, unexperienced, especially due to one's young age Synonyms: acemi, deneyimsiz, amatör ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar) great bustard; Otis tarda (dialectal) alternative form of tay ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy, doy), from Proto-Turkic *toy. Compare Azerbaijani toy, Gagauz toy. ==== Noun ==== toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)(dated or dialectal) feast Synonyms: şölen, ziyafet wedding Synonym: düğün (Diyarbakır) a fun event Synonym: eğlence ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “toy”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “toy1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طوی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1264 “toy”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982 == Uzbek == === Noun === toy (plural toylar) foal