yoyo
English edit
Etymology edit
Formerly a trademark. Likely from Ilocano yóyo or another Philippine cognate.[1]
Noun edit
yoyo (plural yoyos)
- Alternative spelling of yo-yo
Verb edit
yoyo (third-person singular simple present yoyos, present participle yoyoing, simple past and past participle yoyoed)
- Alternative spelling of yo-yo
References edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English yo-yo / yoyo. Formerly a trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: yo‧yo
Noun edit
yoyo
- a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist
- a cake that is shaped like a yoyo, akin to a cookie sandwich, often purple and with a margarine filling and rolled in white sugar
Verb edit
yoyo
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
yoyo m (plural yoyos)
Further reading edit
- “yoyo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ido edit
Noun edit
yoyo (plural yoyi)
Ilocano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish yoyo, according to Constantino (1971).[1] Compare Spanish yo (“I”) & Ilocano yo (“you; by you; your”) or Tagalog iyo (“yours”).
Noun edit
yóyo
Derived terms edit
References edit
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
yoyo (first-person possessive yoyoku, second-person possessive yoyomu, third-person possessive yoyonya)
Karao edit
Noun edit
yoyo
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -oʝo
- Syllabification: yo‧yo
Noun edit
yoyo m (plural yoyos)
- (Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto Rico) Alternative form of yoyó
Further reading edit
- “yoyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English yo-yo, a genericized trademark, possibly from Ilocano yoyo.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjojoʔ/, [ˈjo.joʔ]
- Rhymes: -ojoʔ
- Syllabification: yo‧yo
Noun edit
yoyò (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜌᜓ)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “yoyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Ternate edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
yoyo
- wow!
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh