suyod

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• soyor — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• suyor — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sujud (“fine-toothed lice comb”), possibly borrowed via an intermediary language or existed as *sulod with elision of /l/ becoming /j/ instead of /w/ or /ʔ/. Compare Bikol Central surod and Dupaningan Agta surod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsujod/, [ˈsu.jod] (noun)

• IPA^(key): /suˈjod/, [sʊˈjod] (adjective)
• Hyphenation: su‧yod

Noun

suyod (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

1. fine-toothed comb for removing lice and nits
2. catching of lice using such a comb

   Synonym: pagsusuyod

3. (agriculture) harrow

   Synonyms: kalaykay, kalmot

4. (agriculture) harrowing of a plowed or cultivated field

   Synonyms: pagsuyod, pagsusuyod

5. (sewing) shuttle

   Synonym: lansadera

6. currycomb (for horses, cattle, etc.)

   Synonym: almohasa

7. (figurative) combing of a place (to search for something)

   Synonyms: saliksik, pagsaliksik, pagsasaliksik

Derived terms

• magsuyod
• masuyod
• pagsusuyod
• pagsuyod
• panuyod
• sinuyod
• suyurin

 

See also

• kalmot
• suklay

Adjective

suyód (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

1. already harrowed (of a cultivated field)

   Synonym: nasuyod

2. (figurative) thoroughly combed or searched (of a place)

Further reading

• “suyod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sujud”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary