kayo

English

Etymology

Respelling of the initial letters KO.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪəʊ

Noun

kayo (plural kayos or kayoes)

1. (boxing) A knockout.
   • 2023, Ian Phimister, David Patrick, editors, A Boxing Legacy: The Life and Works of Writer and Cartoonist Ted Carroll, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 239:

     His stunning title-winning kayo 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.

Verb

kayo (third-person singular simple present kayos or kayoes, present participle kayoing, simple past and past participle kayoed)

1. To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless.
   • 2014, Robert F. Fernandez, Sr., Boxing in New Jersey, 1900–1999, McFarland, →ISBN, page 47:

     When Lee Savold, a perennial heavyweight title contender, was kayoed by the great Joe Louis, he was asked by reporters, did anyone in his lengthy career hit harder than Joe?

Anagrams

• oaky, okay, yoak

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈkajo/ [ˈkaː.jo]

Noun

káyo (Badlit spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)

1. (Metro Cebu) pronunciation spelling of kalayo

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw

Proto-Philippine *kahiw

Central Bikol kayo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkajo/ [ˈka.jo]
• Hyphenation: ka‧yo

Noun

káyo (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)

1. (botany) silk-cotton tree

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈjoʔ/ [kaˈjoʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧yo

Noun

kayô (plural karayo, Basahan spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: kito, sulpanit

Derived terms

• kayuon
• magkayo
• parakayo

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gallo.

Noun

kayo

1. cock, rooster

Higaonon

Etymology

From kayu, compare Malay kayu.

Noun

kayo

1. wood
2. tree

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto kajo.

Noun

kayo (plural kayi)

1. (nautical) wharf, quay

Derived terms

• ankayeskar (“to put at quay”)

Karao

Pronoun

kayo

1. (in the plural) you

Maranao

Alternative forms

• kaio

Noun

kayo

1. wood
2. tree

Derived terms

• pakakayo

References

• Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya.

Adjective

kayo

1. rich

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Noun

kayo

1. small house rafter (on which the sinnet is wrapped)

Sambali

Noun

kayo

1. wood; lumber
2. tree

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *iSu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu

Proto-Philippine *kayú

Tagalog kayo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kayú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈjo/ [k̠ɐˈjo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ka‧yo

Pronoun

kayó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)

1. (in the plural) you

   Synonym: kamo

2. (honorific, singular) you

   Tuloy po kayo. ― Come on in (polite)

3. (colloquial) of two people being addressed, in a romantic relationship with each other

   Kayo na ba?

   Are you two together now?

   (literally, “Is it already a you (plural)?”)

Alternative forms

• cayo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kau — text messaging, Internet slang

Derived terms

• halikayo
• kayo-kayo
• tekayo
• tikayo

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.

Etymology 2

Compare Ilocano sangakayo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkajo/ [ˈk̠aː.jo]
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Syllabification: ka‧yo

Noun

kayo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)

1. cloth; textile; fabric

   Synonyms: habi, tela, tehido, hinabi

See also

• balatkayo

Anagrams

• ayok

Yami

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw

Proto-Philippine *kahiw

Yami kayo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

kayo

1. tree