koyo

See also: koyō, kōyō, and Kǒ'yo

Javanese

Adverb

koyo

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kaya.

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

koyo

  1. coyote

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • kuyo

Etymology 1

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

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

Noun

koyò

  1. plaster; bandage
Derived terms
  • magkoyo

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

Noun

koyó

  1. (slang) ex-convict

References
  • “koyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 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 (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 131
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 32
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