ukoy

== Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === Compare Tagalog siyokoy, Hokkien 烏鬼 / 乌鬼 (o͘-kúi). ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: u‧koy ==== Noun ==== ukoy a merman; either portrayed as having a human body and a tail of a fish or having an appearance similar to a kappa === Etymology 2 === After the ukoy's habit of stealthily observing and approaching its victim. ==== Verb ==== ukoy to watch a person or prey stealthily to sneak up on a person or prey == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔukoj/ [ˈʔuː.xoɪ̯] Rhymes: -ukoj Syllabification: u‧koy === Noun === ukoy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜓᜌ᜔) alternative form of okoy === Anagrams === yuko, kuyo