manoy

Bikol Central

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -y.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧noy
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanoj/, [ˈma.n̪oɪ̯] (Naga)
• IPA^(key): /maˈnoj/, [maˈn̪oɪ̯] (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

Noun

mánoy or manóy (feminine manay)

1. elder brother; big brother

   Nagtatabang si manoy sa samuyang mga magurang sa mga gibohon sa harong.

   Our big brother helps our parents do housework.

2. (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young man or boy or any male older than oneself; mister; bro

   Nagbakal ako nin sorbetes hali ki manoy.

   I bought ice cream from the mister.

3. (informal) disrespectful term of address for a man who has a small penis or a term for penis

   "Isa kang manoy!"

   "You have a small penis!"

   "Maliit manoy mo!"

   "Your penis is small!"

Synonyms

• kuya

Descendants

• → Tagalog: manóy

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• manuy

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧noy
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanui/, [ˈma.n̪ʊɪ]

Noun

manoy (feminine manay)

1. older brother; big brother; elder brother
2. uncle
3. term of address for an elder brother: big bro
4. term of address for an uncle: uncle
5. term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister

Interjection

manoy

1. Expression of submission by a person who has been defeated in a scuffle

   Hala, mánuy arun dílì ku lubáun ning ímung buktun.

   Go on, say ‘uncle’ so I won’t twist your arm.

Derived terms

• Manoy
• noy

 

Related terms

• Manang
• manang
• mano
• manong
• Manong
• nong

 

Further reading

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧noy
• IPA^(key): /maˈnoj/, [maˈnoj]

Noun

manoy (feminine manay)

1. (familiar) eldest brother
2. (familiar) term of address for the eldest brother: big bro

Derived terms

• Manoy

 

Related terms

• manang
• Manang
• manong
• Manong

 

Further reading

• John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Bikol Central manoy (“big brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnoj/, [mɐˈnoɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: ma‧noy

Noun

manóy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

1. (slang, anatomy) penis