iyo

See also: Iyo, IYO, and iyö

Translingual

Symbol

iyo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mesaka.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mesaka terms

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qio. Compare Fijian io, Samoan ioe, and Tongan io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈo/ [ʔiˈjo]
• Hyphenation: i‧yo

Particle

iyó (Basahan spelling ᜁᜌᜓ)

1. yes

   Antonym: dai

   Coordinate terms: bako, habo

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈioʔ/, [ˈi.jo]
• Hyphenation: i‧o

Interjection

iyo (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨐᨚ)

1. alternative spelling of io

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Nzadi

Noun

iyó (plural ayó)

1. market

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Somali

Etymology

Cognate with Maay iyé, Garre i, Rendille icho, Jiiddu ii. Possibly related to Afar kee or Oromo fi.

Conjunction

iyó

1. and

   Synonym: oo

References

• “iyo”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012
• Reinisch, Leo (1902), Die Somali-Sprache (in German), volume 2, Wien, Austria, page 47

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qio.

Particle

iyo

1. yes

   Antonym: dai

   Coordinate terms: habo, bako

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Iyo — honorific alternative case
• 'yo — contraction
• yyo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *iSu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu

Tagalog iyo

From Proto-Central Philippine *iyu (2nd person plural genitive pronoun), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu (“you”, 2sg. personal pronoun), from Proto-Austronesian *iSu (“you”, 2sg. personal pronoun).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈjo/ [ʔɪˈjo]
  • Rhymes: -o
• (chiefly Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔijo/ [ˈʔiː.jo]
  • Rhymes: -ijo
• Syllabification: i‧yo

Determiner

iyó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜓ)

1. your (singular)

   Naiwan sa bahay ang iyong payong.

   Your umbrella has been left at the house.

Pronoun

iyó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜓ)

1. (possessive) yours (singular)

   Synonyms: sa iyo, sa'yo

2. (oblique) (to) you

Derived terms

• iyong iyo
• iyuhin
• mapasaiyo
• sa'yo
• sumaiyo

Related terms

• ikaw
• inyo
• kayo
• ninyo
• niyo

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.

Further reading

• “iyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*iSu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Umbundu

Noun

iyo (i-ova class, plural ovayo)

1. (anatomy) tooth