-ilyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -illo, Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈiljo/ [ˈiːl.jo]
• Rhymes: -iljo
• Syllabification: -il‧yo

Suffix

-ilyo (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. suffix used to form masculine diminutive nouns

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ilyo