aboy

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbuj/ [ʔaˈboj]
• Rhymes: -uj
• Syllabification: a‧boy

Noun

abóy (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜳᜬ᜴)

1. spouse

   Synonyms: asawa, abuyan

   kang aboy ― my spouse

Usage notes

• This term is usually restricted to the aged.

Derived terms

• abuyan

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 19

Hiligaynon

Adjective

abóy (diminutive abóy-abóy)

1. bent; curved; warped

Verb

abóy

1. to bend

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈboj/ [ʔɐˈboɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: a‧boy

Noun

abóy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜌ᜔)

1. act of driving away or leading (to a certain place)

   Synonym: taboy

2. person or animal being led or driven (to a certain place)

Derived terms

• aboy-aboy
• iaboy
• mag-aboy
• pag-aaboy
• tagaaboy

Adjective

abóy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜌ᜔)

1. driven away or led to a certain place

References

• “aboy”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

Anagrams

• yabo, bayo, boya