koyo

See also: koyō, kōyō, and Kǒ'yo

Javanese

Adverb

koyo

1. Nonstandard spelling of kaya.

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

koyo

1. coyote

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 膏藥／膏药 (ko-io̍h, “herbal plaster”, literally “ointment medicine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkojoʔ/, [ˈko.joʔ]
• Hyphenation: ko‧yo

Noun

koyò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜓ)

1. plaster; bandage (especially those applied for boils and wounds)

Derived terms

• magkoyo

 

See also

• emplasto
• panampal
• tapal

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈjo/, [koˈjo]
• Hyphenation: ko‧yo

Noun

koyó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜓ)

1. (slang) ex-convict

References

• “koyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 77
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 107
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 131
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 32