-oy

Fula

Affix

-oy

1. (Pulaar) indicates that physical movement must take place for the verb to occur

   ‎sippude (“to buy or sell milk”) + ‎-oy → ‎sippoyde (“to go and buy or sell milk”)

   ‎reende (“to supervise, watch over”) + ‎-oy → ‎réénoyde (“to go and guard”)

   ‎ñaawde (“to judge”) + ‎-oy → ‎ñaawoyde (“to go and judge”)

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Spanish -o and y or English -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oj/, [oɪ̯]

Suffix

-oy (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ay, Baybayin spelling ᜓᜌ᜔)

1. used to form diminutive forms of masculine nouns and male given names

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -oy

See also

• -ing
• -ita
• -ito
• -ng