ayaw

Abau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.jaw/

Noun

ayaw class VI gender m

1. the top, the high part

References

• SIL International (2020) “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎^[1]

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ajáw — Bohol, Southern Leyte

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *ayáw, from Proto-Central-Philippine *ayáw (do not). Compare Surigaonon ajaw & Tausug ayaw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧yaw
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/ [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈd͡ʒaw/ [ʔɐˈd͡ʒaʊ̯]

Interjection

ayáw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. don't; stop

   Ayaw mo panabako diri. ― Do not smoke here.

Verb

ayaw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. (of a child, pet, etc.) to be upset and agitated, or to cry, when parent or owner leaves or tries to leave

Anagrams

• away, yawa

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/ [ʔʌˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: a‧yaw

Noun

ayáw

1. act of going away, leaving

Derived terms

• umayaw

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “ayáw”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 48

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Malacca) IPA^(key): /ɑjɑw/
• Rhymes: -jɑw, -ɑw

Noun

ayaw (plural ayaw-ayaw)

1. (dialectal) a negative desire, influence

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ayao, ayau — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central-Philippine *ayáw (“do not”). Cognate with Cebuano ayáw (“do not”). Compare also Javanese ꦲꦪ꧀ꦮ (aywa, “do not”) and Old Javanese haywa (“do not”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/ [ˈʔaː.jaʊ̯], /ʔaˈjaw/ [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -ajaw, -aw
• Syllabification: a‧yaw

Verb

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. (pseudoverb) to not want; to not like

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

Noun

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. dislike; aversion; distaste

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

2. act of refusing; refusal

   Synonym: tanggi

3. (by extension) act of giving up

Adjective

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. unwanted; not liked

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

2. loath; averse to; unwilling to

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

Derived terms

• ayaw ka man
• ayaw paawat
• ayawan
• ayoko
• ipaayaw
• kaayawan
• magpaayaw
• manayaw
• mapaayaw
• paayawin
• pag-ayaw
• umayaw
• walang-inaayawan

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central-Philippine *áyaw (“to leave, redistribute”), from Proto-Philippine *ayáw (“depart; separate from”). Cognates with Mansaka ayaw (“to leave”) and Cebuano ayaw (“to cry (as a child) when left behind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/ [ˈʔaː.jaʊ̯] (“proportion; distribution of parts”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajaw
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/ [ˈʔaː.jaʊ̯], /ʔaˈjaw/ [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯] (“act of leaving (something)”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajaw, -aw
• Syllabification: a‧yaw

Noun

ayaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔) (now dialectal, Quezon)

1. part; proportion (of each one)

   Synonyms: bahagi, hati

2. distribution of a part or proportion

Derived terms

• ayaw-ayaw
• ayaw-ayawin
• ayawan
• iayaw
• ipangayaw
• maayaw
• mag-ayaw
• mag-ayaw-ayaw
• magkaayaw-ayaw
• mangangayaw
• mangayaw
• pag-aayaw
• pag-ayaw-ayaw
• pag-ayaw-ayawin
• pag-ayawan
• pagkakaayaw-ayaw
• pangangayaw
• pangayaw
• pangayawan
• umayaw

Noun

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔) (now dialectal, Quezon)

1. act of leaving something (either on purpose or accidentally)

   Synonyms: iwan, tira

   Ayaw magpaayaw sa bahay-paaralan ang bata.

   The child does not want to be left behind at the school.

2. forgetting

   Synonym: limot

   Nakaayaw ng tungkod ang matanda.

   The old person had forgotten a walking stick.

Derived terms

• ayawan
• aywan
• aywan ko
• iwan
• iwanan
• mag-iwan
• magpaayaw
• magpaiwan
• maiwan
• maiwanan
• makaayaw
• mang-iwan
• mapag-iwanan
• paiwan

Etymology 3

Compare Kapampangan ayo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/ [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: a‧yaw

Noun

ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. game with small shells

Further reading

• “ayaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[4] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 29
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 43.

Anagrams

• away