manoy
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Noun
mánoy or manóy (feminine manay)
- elder brother; big brother
- Nagtatabang si manoy sa samuyang mga magurang sa mga gibohon sa harong.
- Our big brother helps our parents do housework.
- (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young man or boy or any male older than oneself; mister; bro
- Nagbakal ako nin sorbetes hali ki manoy.
- I bought ice cream from the mister.
- (informal) disrespectful term of address for a man who has a small penis or a term for penis
- "Isa kang manoy!"
- "You have a small penis!"
- "Maliit manoy mo!"
- "Your penis is small!"
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: manóy
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- manuy
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧noy
- IPA(key): /ˈmanui/, [ˈma.n̪ʊɪ]
Noun
manoy (feminine manay)
- older brother; big brother; elder brother
- uncle
- term of address for an elder brother: big bro
- term of address for an uncle: uncle
- term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister
Interjection
manoy
- Expression of submission by a person who has been defeated in a scuffle
- Hala, mánuy arun dílì ku lubáun ning ímung buktun.
- Go on, say ‘uncle’ so I won’t twist your arm.
Derived terms
- Manoy
- noy
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧noy
- IPA(key): /maˈnoj/, [maˈnoj]
Noun
manoy (feminine manay)
Derived terms
- Manoy
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Bikol Central manoy (“big brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈnoj/, [mɐˈnoɪ̯]
- Hyphenation: ma‧noy
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