kuyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• coyo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish cuello, attested in Vocabulario de lengua tagala (1613). Doublet of kuwelyo, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkujo/ [ˈku.jo]
• Rhymes: -ujo
• Syllabification: ku‧yo

Noun

kuyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜓ) (obsolete)

1. collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)

   Synonym: kuwelyo

2. ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 129: “Cabeçon) Coyo (pp) C. de ropilla o jubon”
  • page 206: “Cuello) Coyo (pp) C. de camiſa, o ſayo, de [lechuguillas] ollano”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 319