kayo

English

Etymology

Respelling of the initial letters KO.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪəʊ

Noun

kayo (plural kayos or kayoes)

1. (boxing) A knockout.

Verb

kayo (third-person singular simple present kayos or kayoes, present participle kayoing, simple past and past participle kayoed)

1. To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless.

Anagrams

• oaky, okay, yoak

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈkajo/ [ˈka.jo]

Noun

káyo

1. (botany) silk-cotton tree

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /kaˈjoʔ/ [kaˈjoʔ]

Noun

kayô

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse

   Synonym: kito

Derived terms

• kayuon
• magkayo
• parakayo

 

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈkajo/ [ˈka.jo]

Noun

kayo

1. (Metro Cebu) Pronunciation spelling of kalayo.

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Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gallo.

Noun

kayo

1. cock, rooster

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Higaonon

Etymology

From kayu, compare Malay kayu.

Noun

kayo

1. wood
2. tree

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Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto kajo.

Noun

kayo (plural kayi)

1. (nautical) wharf, quay

Derived terms

• ankayeskar (“to put at quay”)

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Karao

Pronoun

kayo

1. (in the plural) you

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Maranao

Alternative forms

• kaio

Noun

kayo

1. wood
2. tree

Derived terms

• pakakayo

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

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Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya.

Adjective

kayo

1. rich

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Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Noun

kayo

1. small house rafter (on which the sinnet is wrapped)

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Sambali

Noun

kayo

1. wood; lumber
2. tree

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /kaˈjo/, [kɐˈjo]

Pronoun

kayó

1. (in the plural) you
2. (honorific singular) you

   Tuloy po kayo. ― Come on in, Sir/Ma'am.

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈkajo/, [ˈkaː.jo]

Noun

kayo

1. cloth; textile; fabric

   Synonyms: habi, tela

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Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

kayo

1. tree