-oy

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Fula[edit]

Affix[edit]

-oy

  1. (Pulaar) indicates that physical movement must take place for the verb to occur
    ‎sippude (“to buy or sell milk”) + ‎-oy → ‎sippoyde (“to go and buy or sell milk”)
    ‎reende (“to supervise, watch over”) + ‎-oy → ‎réénoyde (“to go and guard”)
    ‎ñaawde (“to judge”) + ‎-oy → ‎ñaawoyde (“to go and judge”)

References[edit]

  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Spanish -o and y or English -y.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-oy (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ay, Baybayin spelling ᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. used to form diminutive forms of masculine nouns and male given names

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

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