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See also: Ayo, ayó, ayọ, and āyo

English

Etymology 1

Combination of hey and yo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Interjection

ayo

(slang) A greeting.
Synonyms: hey, hi, yo
- 2004, Michael Daniel Baptiste, Cracked Dreams, page 73:
  "Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood." "Ayo, homeboy," said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. "What's up, fool?"
- 2007, Reginald L. Hall, In Love with a Thug, page 38:
  “Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?
- 2007, Tony J. Ward, Jr., I've Got to Make It to Heaven for Going Through Hell: Part 1, page 39:
  Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?
- 2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289:
  "Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?" Victorious's cell mate asked.
- 2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106:
  "Ayo, ma, where you going?" a dude asked her as she walked by him.
- 2008, Ashley JaQuavis, The Trophy Wife, page 103:
  "Ayo, Kalil!" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends.
- 2010, R Green Damon, Somethin' to Think about, page 197:
  "Ayo, Cee, listen to this shit here," said Matt, passing him his cell.
(slang) Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or "sus".
Synonym: hold up

Ayo, what'd you just say?

Etymology 2

From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.jo/

Adjective

ayo (not comparable)

(West Africa) A strategy game.

Anagrams

Yao

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

ayo (inanimate)

Obsolete spelling of āyoh.

Hiligaynon

Noun

ayô

a pet name
bargain, discount

Verb

ayô

to ask or request

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ayuh, ayo, from Classical Malay ايوه (ayuh), ايو (ayo). Cognate of Malay ayuh, Javanese ayo (ꦲꦪꦺꦴ, “come on, let's, please”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈjo/
Rhymes: -jo, -o
Hyphenation: a‧yo

Interjection

ayo

(informal) come on!
Ayo beli baju Hishiro sekarang!
Come on, get your own Hishiro clothes now!

Alternative forms

ayuh (Standard Malay)
hayo

Synonyms

mari (polite)

Musi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Compare to Indonesian air, Urak Lawoi' อาเย (ayë).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.jɔ/
Hyphenation: a‧yo

Noun

ayo

water (clear liquid H₂O)
Synonym: banyu

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

ayó (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus.

Interjection

ayo

Portuguese

Noun

ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

Obsolete spelling of aio.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin avius, masculinized from Latin avia (“grandmother”), whence Spanish aya.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʝo/ [ˈa.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈaʃo/ [ˈa.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈaʒo/ [ˈa.ʒo]

Rhymes: -aʝo
Syllabification: a‧yo

Noun

ayo m (plural ayos, feminine aya, feminine plural ayas)

person who takes care of children, tutor
Synonym: tutor

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧yo
IPA^(key): /ˈʔajoʔ/, [ˈʔaː.joʔ]

Noun

ayò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

act of taking sides
Synonyms: kampi, pagkampi, katig, pagkatig
consenting; acquiescence (especially to a wrong conduct or behavior)
Synonyms: konsenti, pagkonsenti

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧yo
IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjoʔ/, [ʔɐˈjoʔ]

Noun

ayô (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜓ)

Tetrastigma serrulatum (a tendril-bearing woody vine)

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.jo/

Noun

ayo

older sibling
ayo da at ― older brother

ayo da papa ― older sister

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Yami

Noun

ayo

river; stream; brook

Yoruba

Yoruba Wikipedia has an article on:

Ayò ọlọ́pọ́n

Wikipedia ^yo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.jò/

Noun

ayò

Any of a variety of plants including Guilandina bonduc and Corchorus olitorius (ewédú)
The seeds of the ayò plant
Synonym: ọmọ ayò
The strategy game ayo, a variety of the mancala or oware game played by the Yoruba, of which the seeds of the ayò plant are used in the game
Synonyms: ayò ọlọ́pọ́n, ayòayò, awò, ayò jẹ̀rin, ayò kàrè, ayò jòdù-jòdù

bí ayò ó bá wọ ọ̀ta lára, á dígbà sọ ìsọkúsọ
When an expert ayo player becomes over-excited while ayo, he will occasionally utter some gibberish
(proverb on over-excitement)
(by extension) A general term for any strategic game, competition, or pastime, hobby
mo pa á ní ayò ― I won in a game

Derived terms

agbọndan ayò (“longitudinal row of ayò holes”)
aláyò (“someone who plays the ayo game”)
ojúlé ayò (“the holes in the ayo board”)
ọmọ ayò (“ayo pieces”)
ọpọ́n ayò (“Ayo board, mancala board”)
ta ayò (“to play ayo”)
àmì ayò (“a point in competitive sport”)
òdù ayò (“The hole in an ayo game board filled with seeds”)

Descendants

→ English: ayo

Yurumanguí

Noun

ayo

river

References

Prehistoria: Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia (Luis Duque Gómez, Sergio Elías Ortiz, 1965), citing Romero's wordlist

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 ===Further reading===
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+===Etymology 1===
+====Pronunciation====
+* {{hyph|tl|a|yo}}
+* {{tl-IPA|ayò}}
+====Noun====
+{{tl-noun|ayò|b=+}}
+# [[act]] of [[take sides|taking sides]]
+#: {{syn|tl|kampi|pagkampi|katig|pagkatig}}
+# [[consenting]]; [[acquiescence]] {{gl|especially to a wrong conduct or behavior}}
+#: {{syn|tl|konsenti|pagkonsenti}}
+=====Derived terms=====
+{{col3|tl|pag-ayo|ayuan|umayo|kaayo|ayo-ayo}}
+===Etymology 2===
+====Pronunciation====
+* {{hyph|tl|a|yo}}
+* {{tl-IPA|ayô}}
+====Noun====
+{{tl-noun|ayô|b=+}}
+# {{taxlink|Tetrastigma serrulatum|species}} {{gl|a tendril-bearing woody vine}}
+===Further reading===
+* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}
 ==West Makian==