ayaw

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ajaw — Bohol, Southern Leyte

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧yaw
• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/, [ʔʌˈjaʊ̯]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈd͡ʒaw/, [ʔʌˈd͡ʒaʊ̯]

Interjection

ayáw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. don't; stop

   Ayaw mo panabako diri. ― Do not smoke here.

Verb

ayáw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. (of a child, pet, etc.) to be upset and agitated, or to cry, when parent or owner leaves or tries to leave

Anagrams

• away, yawa

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Malacca) IPA^(key): /ɑjɑw/
• Rhymes: -jɑw, -ɑw

Noun

ayaw (plural ayaw-ayaw, informal 1st possessive ayawku, 2nd possessive ayawmu, 3rd possessive ayawnya)

1. (dialectal) a negative desire, influence

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ayao, ayau — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central-Philippine *ayáw (“do not”). Cognate with Cebuano ayaw (“do not”). Compare also Javanese ꦲꦪ꧀ꦮ (aywa, “do not”) and Old Javanese haywa (“do not”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/ [ˈʔa.jaʊ̯], /ʔaˈjaw/ [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -ajaw, -aw
• Syllabification: a‧yaw

Verb

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. (pseudoverb) to not want; to not like

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

Noun

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. dislike; aversion; distaste

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

2. act of refusing; refusal

   Synonym: tanggi

3. (by extension) act of giving up

Adjective

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. unwanted; not liked

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

2. loath; averse to; unwilling to

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

Derived terms

• ayaw ka man
• ayaw paawat
• ayawan
• ayoko
• ipaayaw
• kaayawan
• magpaayaw
• manayaw
• mapaayaw
• paayawin
• pag-ayaw
• umayaw
• walang-inaayawan

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central-Philippine *áyaw (“to leave, redistribute”), from Proto-Philippine *ayáw (“depart; separate from”). Cognates with Mansaka ayaw (“to leave”) and Cebuano ayaw (“to cry (as a child) when left behind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/ [ˈʔa.jaʊ̯] (“proportion; distribution of parts”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajaw
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/ [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯] (“act of leaving (something)”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: a‧yaw

Noun

ayaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

1. part; proportion (of each one)
2. distribution of a part or proportion

Derived terms

• ayaw-ayaw
• ayaw-ayawin
• ayawan
• iayaw
• ipangayaw
• maayaw
• mag-ayaw
• mag-ayaw-ayaw
• magkaayaw-ayaw
• mangangayaw
• mangayaw
• pag-aayaw
• pag-ayaw-ayaw
• pag-ayaw-ayawin
• pag-ayawan
• pagkakaayaw-ayaw
• pangangayaw
• pangayaw
• pangayawan
• umayaw

 

Noun

ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

1. act of leaving something (either on purpose or accidentally)

Derived terms

• ayawan
• aywan
• aywan ko
• iwan
• iwanan
• mag-iwan
• magpaiwan
• maiwan
• maiwanan
• mang-iwan
• mapag-iwanan
• paiwan

 

Etymology 3

Compare Kapampangan ayo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/, [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: a‧yaw

Noun

ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. game with small shells

Further reading

• “ayaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 29
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier