tokayo

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• tukayo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tocayo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: to‧ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /toˈkajo/, [toˈka.jo]

Noun

tokayo (feminine tokaya)

1. a namesake; a person with the same name as another

   Synonym: kapangaran

Derived terms

• katokayo
• magtokayo

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tocayo (“namesake (person having the same name)”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: to‧ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /toˈkajo/, [t̪ɔˈka.jɔ]

Noun

tokayo (feminine tokaya)

1. a namesake; a person with the same name as another

   Synonym: sangay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tukayo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tocayo (“namesake”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /toˈkajo/ [toˈxa.jo]
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Syllabification: to‧ka‧yo

Noun

tokayo (feminine tokaya, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜌᜓ)

1. namesake; person with the same name as another

   Synonyms: kapangalan, kangalan, kasangay, lagyo, kalagyo

Derived terms

• katokayo
• magkatokayo
• magtokayo

 

Further reading

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