tayo

English

Noun

tayo (plural tayos)

1. A garment like an apron, worn by indigenous South Americans.

Anagrams

• oaty, otay

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtáː.jo]

Noun

tāyo (inanimate)

1. (figurative) first-person plural inalienable possessive singular of ātl; (it is) our liquid; our blood; sperm.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀢𑀬𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• तयो (Devanagari script)
• তযো (Bengali script)
• තයො (Sinhalese script)
• တယော or တယေႃ (Burmese script)
• ตโย or ตะโย (Thai script)
• ᨲᨿᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕໂຍ or ຕະໂຍ or ຕະໂຢ (Lao script)
• តយោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄠𑄮 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ).

Numeral

tayo

1. nominative/accusative masculine of ti (“three”)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Possibly from kata +‎ *-yo (c.f. kayo/ninyo), with omission of the initial ka-. Compare Ilocano datayo (data +‎ -yo), Pangasinan sikatayo (sikata +‎ yo), Kapampangan tamu (ta +‎ mu), and Tausug taniyu (ta +‎ niyu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtajo/ [ˈt̪aː.jo]

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• Rhymes: -ajo
• Syllabification: ta‧yo

Pronoun

tayo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Kain tayo! ― Let us eat!

Alternative forms

• tayis — gay slang

Derived terms

• pantayo-tayo
• tana
• tara
• tayo na
• tayo-tayo

 

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual1	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. 2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈjoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈjoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧yo

Noun

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

1. act of standing (on one's feet)

   Synonyms: pagtayo, tindig, pagtindig

2. standing position (of a person)

   Synonym: pagkakatayo

3. act of erecting something (a building, statue, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagtatayo, tirik, pagtitirik

4. act of organizing or founding

   Synonyms: tatag, pagtatatag

5. status; condition (of one's project, health, etc.)

   Synonyms: lagay, kalagayan

6. position; duty (in an office)

   Synonyms: tungkulin, trabaho

7. rank; state

   Synonyms: estado, kalagayan

8. site; location; position

   Synonyms: puwesto, lagay, posisyon, lugar, kinatatayuan

9. standpoint; stand (on an issue)

   Synonyms: kinatatayuan, kinaroroonan

Derived terms

• ipagpatayo
• itayo
• katayuan
• kinatatayuan
• magpatayo
• magpatayo-tayo
• magtayo
• nakatayo
• pagtatayo
• pagtayo
• patayo
• patayuan
• tayuan
• tumayo
• tumayo sa sariling mga paa
• tumayo-tayo

 

Verb

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)

1. immediate imperative mood of tumayo

Further reading

• “tayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018