maayo

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• maay, mayo

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ma-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-

Cebuano ma-

Cebuano ayo

Cebuano maayo

From ma- + ayo (“wellness”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /maˈʔajo/ [maˈʔaː.jo]
• (Bohol) IPA^(key): /maˈʔad͡ʒo/ [maˈʔaː.d͡ʒo]
• Hyphenation: ma‧a‧yo

Adjective

maayo (Badlit spelling ᜋᜀᜌᜓ)

1. good, nice

   maayo kaayo ― very good

   1. responsible
   2. skillful, competent
   3. beneficial
   4. satisfying, pleasant
   5. healthful

Adverb

maayo (Badlit spelling ᜋᜀᜌᜓ)

1. (+ og) done well; to a great or intense degree

   Gilimpiyohan og maayo. ― It was cleaned well.

2. all right

Derived terms

• kamaayo
• maayong adlaw
• maayong bata
• maayong buntag
• maayong gabii
• maayong hapon
• maayong Pasko
• maayong udto
• minaayo

Related terms

• kaayo

Fula

Alternative forms

• 𞤥𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 (Adlam)

Noun

maayo ngo (plural maaje ɗe) (Western Niger Fulfulde maayooji)

1. (Pular, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) river

Derived terms

• maayo geesi (“ocean”)

See also

• caangol

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• M. Niang (1997), Pulaar–English English–Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books
• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.

Hiligaynon

Adjective

maayo

1. good

Keningau Murut

Adjective

maayo

1. big

References

• N. B. Baboneau (November 1922), “A Murut Vocabulary”, in Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], number 86, Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 349
• Jason William Lobel (2016), North Borneo Sourcebook: Vocabularies and Functors‎^[2], Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, page 79