layo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq.

• Hyphenation: la‧yo
• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /laˈjoʔ/, [l̪ʌˈjoʔ]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /laˈd͡ʒoʔ/, [l̪ʌˈd͡ʒoʔ]
• (Surigaonon) IPA^(key): /jaˈjoʔ/, [jʌˈjoʔ]
• Rhymes: -jo, -dʒo

layô (plural lagyo, Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)

1. distant; far; remote

   Antonym: duol

layo m

1. nominative singular of laya (“a brief measure of time”)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq (“far”). Compare Cebuano and Hiligaynon layo, Bikol Central rayo, and Ilocano adayo. See also Malay jauh.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlajoʔ/ [ˈla.joʔ] (“distance, farness”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajoʔ
  • IPA^(key): /laˈjoʔ/ [lɐˈjoʔ] (“far from each other”, adjective; “state of being far from each other; (act of) going away”, noun; “go away”, interjection)
    • Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: la‧yo

layò (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)

1. distance; farness

   Synonyms: distansiya, agwat, kalayuan, pagkamalayo

layô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)

1. far from each other; away from each other

   Synonyms: hiwalay, magkahiwalay, di-magkasama, di-magkatabi

layô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)

1. state of being far from each other

   Synonyms: pagkakalayo, pagkahiwalay

2. act of going away (from a person, thing, or place)

   Synonyms: layas, paglayas, alis, pag-alis

layô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)

1. go away! get away!

• “layo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018