totoy

Amis

Etymology

Compare Cebuano itoy.

Noun

totoy

  1. puppy (young dog)

References

“Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Cebuano

Noun

totoy

  1. nonstandard spelling of tutoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From toto (“appellation for a small boy”) +‎ -oy. Compare utoy.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtotoj/ [ˈt̪oː.t̪oɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -otoj
  • Syllabification: to‧toy

Noun

totoy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (endearing) term of address to a boy
    Synonyms: toto, ato, itoy, utoy, anak
    Coordinate terms: neneng, ineng

Derived terms

  • totoyin

See also

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