kuyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

coyo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from (c. 16th–18th century) Early Modern Spanish cuello, attested in Vocabulario de lengua tagala (1613). Doublet of kuwelyo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkujo/, [ˈku.jo]
Hyphenation: ku‧yo

Noun

kuyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜓ) (obsolete)

collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)
Synonym: kuwelyo
ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)

Further reading

San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 129: “Cabeçon) Coyo (pp) C. de ropilla o jubon”
- page 206: “Cuello) Coyo (pp) C. de camiſa, o ſayo, de [lechuguillas] ollano”
Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 319

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