ayon
See also: Ayon
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
áyon
Derived terms edit
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ayon
Maranao edit
Verb edit
ayon
- to agree
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Philippine *áyun (“agree with, be in concord with”). Compare Ilocano ayon, Bikol Central ayon, and Maranao ayon.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔajon/, [ˈʔa.jon]
- Rhymes: -ajon
- Syllabification: a‧yon
Adjective edit
ayon (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- agreeable; in agreement; affirming
- Synonym: payag
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
ayon (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- affirmative side (in a debate)
- act of being in agreement
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈjon/, [ʔɐˈjon]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: a‧yon
Interjection edit
ayón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- Alternative form of hayon: over there! yonder! (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)
Alternative forms edit
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Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
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Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** | nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† | dini/dine | nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari† |
Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | nandito, narito, naito** | heto, eto, ayto† | ganito, garito(garto)** |
Near listener | iyan, yaan | niyan | diyan/diyaan | nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ | hayan, ayan | ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan** |
Remote | iyon, yoon, yaon† | niyon, noon, niyaon† | doon | nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡ |
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text. |