afoy

Buhid

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy. Compare Tagalog apoy and Hanunoo apoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈfoj/ [ʔaˈfoj]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: a‧foy

Noun

afóy (Buhid spelling ᝀᝉᝓ)

1. fire

See also

• baga

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sapuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Karao

Noun

afoy

1. fire

Malagasy

Etymology

From foy (“abandoned; deserted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afuʲ/

Verb

afoy

1. to be forgotten
2. to be forsaken; to be abandoned; to be given up on