aboy

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbuj/ [ʔaˈboj]
  • Rhymes: -uj
  • Syllabification: a‧boy

Noun

abóy (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜳᜬ᜴)

  1. spouse
    Synonyms: asawa, abuyan
    kang aboy ― my spouse

Usage notes

  • This term is usually restricted to the aged.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 19

Hiligaynon

Adjective

abóy (diminutive abóy-abóy)

  1. bent; curved; warped

Verb

abóy

  1. to bend

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈboj/ [ʔɐˈboɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Syllabification: a‧boy

Noun

abóy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. act of driving away or leading (to a certain place)
    Synonym: taboy
  2. person or animal being led or driven (to a certain place)

Derived terms

Adjective

abóy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. driven away or led to a certain place

References

  • “aboy”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

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