utoy
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom utol (“brother, comrade”) + -oy. Compare totoy.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔutoj/ [ˈʔuː.t̪oɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -utoj
- Syllabification: u‧toy
Noun
editutoy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜓᜌ᜔)
- (chiefly Batangas, endearing) term of address to a boy
- Synonyms: totoy, toto, ito, ato, anak
- Coordinate terms: neneng, ineng
- Utoy, kumusta ka na ga?
- How are you, boy? (when addressing a young person)
- 2014, Baldwin G. Gutierrez, I Survive: A Filipino Teacher's Journey to Teaching In the United States, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
- “Utoy, ano gang kurso ang kukunin mo sa college (Brother, what course are you going to take in college)?” I asked my brother once. “Hindi ko pa alam, ... Alamin mo kung saan ka pwede magaral at pagtutulungan naminyan. Maganda nga ...
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2005, Gawad Ka Amado, 1999-2005:
- Patuloy na makikipagtalakayan kay Ka Mayo sina Rosa at Bert, samantalang nilalaro ni Jun ang gitara ... Welga? [Hindi makakakibo sina Rosa at Bert, lalapit si Jun at hahabol si Mayo] TANDA: [Kay Jun] Welga ba ito, utoy? ... Pa-saan po sila?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
editUtoy is primarily used when addressing a young boy (usually by parents) or a person of lower status (by superiors), and usually comes first in sentences, but may come last. The term also entered mainstream Tagalog.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- Tagalog terms suffixed with -oy
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/utoj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/utoj/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Batangas Tagalog
- Tagalog endearing terms
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Tagalog terms with quotations