adoy

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈduj/ [ʔaˈdoj]
• Rhymes: -uj
• Syllabification: a‧doy

Interjection

adoy (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜧᜳᜬ᜴)

1. ouch!

Usage notes

• Usually lengthened to a sob, moan, or cry.

See also

• alai
• aroy

 

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 20