manoy

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -y.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧noy
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanoj/, [ˈma.n̪oɪ̯] (Naga)
  • IPA(key): /maˈnoj/, [maˈn̪oɪ̯] (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

Noun[edit]

mánoy or manóy (feminine manay)

  1. elder brother; big brother
    Nagtatabang si manoy sa samuyang mga magurang sa mga gibohon sa harong.
    Our big brother helps our parents do housework.
  2. (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young man or boy or any male older than oneself; mister; bro
    Nagbakal ako nin sorbetes hali ki manoy.
    I bought ice cream from the mister.
  3. (informal) disrespectful term of address for a man who has a small penis or a term for penis
    "Isa kang manoy!"
    "You have a small penis!"
    "Maliit manoy mo!"
    "Your penis is small!"

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Tagalog: manóy

Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧noy
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanui/, [ˈma.n̪ʊɪ]

Noun[edit]

manoy (feminine manay)

  1. older brother; big brother; elder brother
  2. uncle
  3. term of address for an elder brother: big bro
  4. term of address for an uncle: uncle
  5. term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister

Interjection[edit]

manoy

  1. Expression of submission by a person who has been defeated in a scuffle
    Hala, mánuy arun dílì ku lubáun ning ímung buktun.
    Go on, say ‘uncle’ so I won’t twist your arm.

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Further reading[edit]

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧noy
  • IPA(key): /maˈnoj/, [maˈnoj]

Noun[edit]

manoy (feminine manay)

  1. (familiar) eldest brother
  2. (familiar) term of address for the eldest brother: big bro

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Bikol Central manoy (“big brother”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maˈnoj/, [mɐˈnoɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧noy

Noun[edit]

manóy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (slang, anatomy) penis
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