ayo

See also:Ayo,ayó,ayọ,andāyo

English

Etymology 1

Combination ofheyandyo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/

• Audio(Southern England):

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Interjection

ayo

1. (slang)Agreeting.

   Synonyms:hey,hi,yo

   • 2004,Michael Daniel Baptiste,Cracked Dreams,page73:

     "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,page38:

     “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,page39:

     AyoToine, you think they'd put me down?

   • 2007,Nikki Turner,Christmas in the Hood,page289:

     "Ayo,fam, you a'ight down there? "Victorious's cell mate asked.

   • 2008,Treasure Hernandez,Resurrection,page106:

     "Ayo,ma, where you going? "a dude asked her as she walked by him.

   • 2008,Ashley JaQuavis,The Trophy Wife,page103:

     "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,page197:

     "Ayo,Cee, listen to this shit here, "said Matt, passing him his cell.

2. (slang)Used to imply that what was said isinappropriateor "sus".

   Synonym:hold up

   Ayo,what'd you just say?

Etymology 2

FromYorubaayò,an abridged form ofayò ọlọ́pọ́n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.jo/

Noun

ayo(uncountable)

1. (West Africa)A type ofmancalastrategy game played by the Yoruba.

See also

• awari
• ayoayo
• oware

Further reading

• Ayoayoon Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Yao

Cebuano

Etymology

Compareayom(“to heal”),ayad(“to repair”),and Tagalogayos(“to repair”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano)IPA^(key):/ˈʔajo/ [ˈʔa.jo]
• (Bohol)IPA^(key):/ˈʔad͡ʒo/ [ˈʔa.d͡ʒo]
• Hyphenation:a‧yo

Verb Root

ayo(Badlit spellingᜀᜌᜓ)

1. to dowell

   Synonyms:tarong,nindot

   Ayoha paghugas.―Wash the dishes well.

2. to do something to anintensedegree
3. tofix,repair;restoreinto working order

   Synonyms:ayad,ayom

4. (of health)toget better
5. totreatpeoplenicely
6. to beon good termswith one another

   Synonym:dait

Conjugation

Conjugation for ayo (ma- )

Affix		Root word		Trigger
ma-		ayo		actor
Aspect
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
maayo		naayo		maayo

Conjugation for ayo (mo- )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
mo-		ayo			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
moayo		miayo niayo		moayo		pag-ayo

Conjugation for ayo (maka- )

Affix		Root word		Trigger
maka-		ayo		actor
Aspect
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
makaayo		nakaayo		makaayo

Conjugation for ayo (-on )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-on		ayo			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
ayohon		giayo		ayohon		ayoha

Conjugation for ayo (-an )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-an		ayo			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
ayohan		giayohan		ayohan		ayohi

Derived terms

• alayohan
• alayohon
• ayo ang buot
• ayoayo
• kaayo
• kaayohan
• kamaayo
• maayo
• minaayo
• paayoayo
• pag-ayo
• pahiayo
• pakaayo

Interjection

ayo(Badlit spellingᜀᜌᜓ)

1. said in place of knocking, or looking for people:hello?;knock knock!

   Ayo?Naay tawo?―Knock knock!Anybody there?

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

ayo(inanimate)

1. Obsoletespelling ofāyoh.

Hiligaynon

Noun

ayô

1. apet name
2. bargain,discount

Verb

ayô

1. toaskorrequest

Indonesian

Etymology

FromMalayayuh,ayo,fromClassical Malayايوه(ayuh),ايو(ayo).Cognate ofMalayayuh,Javaneseꦲꦪꦺꦴ(ayo,“come on, let's, please”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)IPA^(key):/ˈajo/[ˈa.jo]
• Rhymes:-ajo
• Syllabification:a‧yo

Interjection

ayo

1. (informal)come on!

   Ayobeli baju Hishiro sekarang!

   Come on,get your own Hishiro clothes now!

Alternative forms

• ayuh(Standard Malay)
• hayo

Synonyms

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

Further reading

• “ayo”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Kamkata-viri

Etymology

Borrowed from a descendant ofSanskritअजाजि(ajāji).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aˈjo/

Noun

ayo(Kamviri, Western Kata-viri)

1. cumin

Musi

Etymology

FromProto-Malayic*air,fromProto-Malayo-Chamic*air,fromProto-Malayo-Sumbawan*wair,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*wahiʀ.Compare toIndonesianair,Urak Lawoi'อาเย(ayë).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.jɔ/
• Hyphenation:a‧yo

Noun

ayo

1. water(clear liquid H₂O)

   Synonym:banyu

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• ayó(alternative spelling)

Etymology

FromSpanishadiósandPortugueseadeus.

Interjection

ayo

1. goodbye
2. farewell

Portuguese

Noun

ayom(pluralayos,feminineaya,feminine pluralayas)

1. Obsoletespelling ofaio.

Spanish

Etymology

InheritedfromLate Latinavius,masculinized fromLatinavia(“grandmother”),whence Spanishaya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈaʝo/[ˈa.ʝo]

• 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

ayom(pluralayos,feminineaya,feminine pluralayas)

1. person who takes care ofchildren,tutor

   Synonym:tutor

Further reading

• “ayo”,inDiccionario de la lengua española(in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy,2023 November 28

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈʔajoʔ/[ˈʔaː.joʔ]
• Rhymes:-ajoʔ
• Syllabification:a‧yo

Noun

ayò(Baybayin spellingᜀᜌᜓ)

1. actoftaking sides

   Synonyms:kampi,pagkampi,katig,pagkatig

Derived terms

• ayo-ayo
• ayuan
• iayo
• kaayo
• mag-ayo
• pag-ayo
• umayo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔajoʔ/[ˈʔaː.joʔ]
    • Rhymes:-ajoʔ
  • IPA^(key):/ʔaˈjo/[ʔɐˈjo](obsolete)
• Syllabification:a‧yo

Noun

ayò(Baybayin spellingᜀᜌᜓ)

1. consenting;acquiescence(especially to a wrong conduct or behavior)

   Synonyms:konsenti,pagkonsenti

Derived terms

• ipaayo
• mapaayo

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ʔaˈjoʔ/[ʔɐˈjoʔ]
    • Rhymes:-oʔ
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔajo/[ˈʔaː.jo](obsolete)
• Syllabification:a‧yo

Noun

ayô(Baybayin spellingᜀᜌᜓ)

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

Further reading

• “ayo”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Anagrams

• yao,Yao

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.jo/

Noun

ayo

1. oldersibling

   ayo da at―older brother

   ayo da papa―older sister

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2],Pacific linguistics

Yami

Noun

ayo

1. river;stream;brook

Yoruba

Ewéayò(1)

Àwọn ọmọ tó ń taayò(3)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ā.jò/

Noun

ayò

1. Any of a variety of plants includingGuilandina bonducandCorchorus olitorius(ewédú)
2. Theseedsof the ayò plant

   Synonym:ọmọ ayò

3. Thestrategygameayo,a variety of themancalaorowaregame played by the Yoruba, of which theseedsof the ayò plant are used in the game

   Synonyms:ayò ọlọ́pọ́n,ayòayò,awò,ayò jẹ̀rin,ayò kàrè,ayò jòdù-jòdù

   bíayòó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ

   When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited whileayo,he will occasionally utter some gibberish

   (proverb on over-excitement)

4. (by extension)A general term for anystrategicgame,competition,orpastime,hobby

   mo pa á níayò―I won in agame

Derived terms

• agbọndan ayò(“longitudinal row of ayò holes”)
• aláyò(“someone who plays the ayo game”)
• ojúlé ayò(“the holes in the ayo board”)
• ọmọ ayò(“ayo pieces”)
• ọpọ́n ayò(“Ayo board, mancala board”)
• ta ayò(“to play ayo”)
• àmì ayò(“a point in competitive sport”)
• òdù ayò(“The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds”)

Descendants

• →English:ayo

Yurumanguí

Noun

ayo

1. river

References

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