Respelling of the initial lettersKO.
kayo (pluralkayosorkayoes)
- (boxing) Aknockout.
2023, Ian Phimister, David Patrick, editors,A Boxing Legacy: The Life and Works of Writer and Cartoonist Ted Carroll, Rowman & Littlefield,→ISBN,page239:His stunning title-winningkayo of Charles captivated the country, and on top of everything, he was actually an amazing fighter for one of his years, both as a puncher and boxer.
kayo (third-person singular simple presentkayosorkayoes,present participlekayoing,simple past and past participlekayoed)
- Toknock someone out, or render themunconscious orsenseless.
2014, Robert F. Fernandez, Sr.,Boxing in New Jersey, 1900–1999, McFarland,→ISBN,page47:When Lee Savold, a perennial heavyweight title contender, waskayoed by the great Joe Louis, he was asked by reporters, did anyone in his lengthy career hit harder than Joe?
- Hyphenation:ka‧yo
- IPA(key): /ˈkajo/ [ˈka.jo]
káyo (Badlit spellingᜃᜌᜓ)
- (Metro Cebu)pronunciation spelling ofkalayo
Inherited fromProto-Philippine*kahiw, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kahiw, fromProto-Austronesian*kaSiw.
- IPA(key): /ˈkajo/ [ˈka.jo]
- Hyphenation:ka‧yo
káyo (Basahan spellingᜃᜌᜓ)
- (botany)silk-cotton tree
- IPA(key): /kaˈjoʔ/ [kaˈjoʔ]
- Hyphenation:ka‧yo
kayô (pluralkarayo,Basahan spellingᜃᜌᜓ)
- (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, vulgar)coitus;sexual intercourse
- Synonyms:kito,sulpanit
Borrowed fromSpanishgallo.
kayo
- cock,rooster
Fromkayu, compareMalaykayu.
kayo
- wood
- tree
FromEsperantokajo.
kayo (pluralkayi)
- (nautical)wharf,quay
kayo
- (in theplural)you
kayo
- wood
- tree
- Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967),A Maranao Dictionary[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press
FromProto-Malayic*kaya, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaya.
kayo
- rich
FromProto-Polynesian*kaso, fromProto-Oceanic*kaso, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kasaw.
kayo
- small houserafter(on which the sinnet is wrapped)
kayo
- wood;lumber
- tree
FromProto-Philippine*kayú, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*iu, fromProto-Austronesian*iSu.
kayó (Baybayin spellingᜃᜌᜓ)
- (in theplural)you
- Synonym:kamo
- (honorific singular)you
- Tuloypokayo. ―Come on in (polite)
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
2 Replaceskoikaw.
CompareIlocanosangakayo.
kayo (Baybayin spellingᜃᜌᜓ)
- cloth;textile;fabric
- Synonyms:habi,tela,tehido,hinabi
FromProto-Philippine*kahiw, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kahiw, fromProto-Austronesian*kaSiw.
kayo
- tree
