totoy

Amis

Noun

totoy

1. puppy (young dog)

References

“Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Cebuano

Noun

totoy

1. Nonstandard spelling of tutoy.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tutoy

Etymology

From toto (“appelation for a small boy”) +‎ -oy. Compare utoy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtotoj/ [ˈt̪oː.t̪oɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -otoj
• Syllabification: to‧toy

Noun

totoy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜌ᜔)

1. (endearing) term of address to a boy

   Synonyms: toto, ato, itoy, utoy, anak

   Coordinate terms: neneng, ineng

Derived terms

• totoyin

 

See also

• boy