anoy
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ánoy (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜌ᜔)
- Alternative form of anay (“termite”)
Limos Kalinga edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.
Noun edit
anoy
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- annoy, annoye, annu, anny, anoie, a-noye, anoye, anoyȝe, anui, anuy, a-nuy, a nuy, anuye, anuyȝe, any, anye, a nye, ennoy, ennu, ennui, ennye, onnuy, onoy
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French anoi, enoi; compare anoyen and modern English ennui.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anoy (plural anoyes)
Usage notes edit
- The aphetic form noy is more common in Middle English.
Descendants edit
- English: annoy
References edit
- “anoi, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.