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ayo

See also: Ayo, ayó, ayọ, and āyo

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Combination of hey and yo.

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Interjection edit

ayo

  1. (slang) A greeting.
    Synonyms: hey, hi, yo
    • 2004, Michael Daniel Baptiste, Cracked Dreams, page 73:
      "Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood." "Ayo, homeboy," said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. "What's up, fool?"
    • 2007, Reginald L. Hall, In Love with a Thug, page 38:
      “Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?
    • 2007, Tony J. Ward, Jr., I've Got to Make It to Heaven for Going Through Hell: Part 1, page 39:
      Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?
    • 2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289:
      "Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?" Victorious's cell mate asked.
    • 2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106:
      "Ayo, ma, where you going?" a dude asked her as she walked by him.
    • 2008, Ashley JaQuavis, The Trophy Wife, page 103:
      "Ayo, Kalil!" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends.
    • 2010, R Green Damon, Somethin' to Think about, page 197:
      "Ayo, Cee, listen to this shit here," said Matt, passing him his cell.
  2. (slang) Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or "sus".
    Synonym: hold up
    Ayo, what'd you just say?

Etymology 2 edit

From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.

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Adjective edit

ayo (not comparable)

  1. (West Africa) A strategy game.

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Classical Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

ayo (inanimate)

  1. Obsolete spelling of āyoh.

Hiligaynon edit

Noun edit

ayô

  1. a pet name
  2. bargain, discount

Verb edit

ayô

  1. to ask or request

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay ayuh, ayo, from Classical Malay ايوه (ayuh), ايو (ayo). Cognate of Malay ayuh, Javanese ayo (ꦲꦪꦺꦴ, “come on, let's, please”).

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ayo

  1. (informal) come on!
    Ayo beli baju Hishiro sekarang!
    Come on, get your own Hishiro clothes now!

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Synonyms edit

  • jom (Standard Malay, informal)
  • mari (polite)

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Musi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Compare to Indonesian air, Urak Lawoi' อาเย (ayë).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.jɔ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yo

Noun edit

ayo

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)
    Synonym: banyu

Papiamentu edit

Alternative forms edit

  • ayó (alternative spelling)

Etymology edit

From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus.

Interjection edit

ayo

  1. goodbye
  2. farewell

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Noun edit

ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of aio.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”), whence Spanish aya.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʝo/ [ˈa.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈaʃo/ [ˈa.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʒo/ [ˈa.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: a‧yo

Noun edit

ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

  1. person who takes care of children, tutor
    Synonym: tutor

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Etymology 1 edit

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ayò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. act of taking sides
    Synonyms: kampi, pagkampi, katig, pagkatig
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Etymology 2 edit

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ayò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. consenting; acquiescence (especially to a wrong conduct or behavior)
    Synonyms: konsenti, pagkonsenti
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Etymology 3 edit

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ayô (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

  1. Tetrastigma serrulatum (a tendril-bearing woody vine)

Further reading edit

  • “ayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

West Makian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ayo

  1. older sibling
    ayo da at ― older brother
    ayo da papa ― older sister

References edit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics

Yami edit

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ayo

  1. river; stream; brook

Yoruba edit

 
Yoruba Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia yo
 
Ewé ayò (1)
 
Àwọn ọmọ tó ń ta ayò (3)

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Noun edit

ayò

  1. Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)
  2. The seeds of the ayò plant
    Synonym: ọmọ ayò
  3. The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game
    Synonyms: ayò ọlọ́pọ́n, ayòayò, awò, ayò jẹ̀rin, ayò kàrè, ayò jòdù-jòdù
    bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ
    When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish
    (proverb on over-excitement)
  4. (by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby
    mo pa á ní ayò ― I won in a game

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → English: ayo

Yurumanguí edit

Noun edit

ayo

  1. river

References edit

  • Prehistoria: Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia (Luis Duque Gómez, Sergio Elías Ortiz, 1965), citing Romero's wordlist
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