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yoyo

See also: YOYO, Yoyo, yoyó, and yo-yo

English

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Etymology

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Genericized trademark. Likely from Ilocano yóyo or another Philippine cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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yoyo (plural yoyos)

  1. Alternative spelling of yo-yo

Verb

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yoyo (third-person singular simple present yoyos, present participle yoyoing, simple past and past participle yoyoed)

  1. Alternative spelling of yo-yo

References

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  1. ^ “Yo-yo.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary‎[1], 2021 November 19 (last accessed)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English yo-yo / yoyo. Formerly a trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

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  • Hyphenation: yo‧yo

Noun

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yoyo

  1. a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist
  2. a cake that is shaped like a yoyo, akin to a cookie sandwich, often purple and with a margarine filling and rolled in white sugar

Verb

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yoyo

  1. to play with a yo-yo

French

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Noun

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yoyo m (plural yoyos)

  1. yo-yo

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Ido

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Noun

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yoyo (plural yoyi)

  1. yo-yo

Ilocano

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Etymology

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From Spanish yoyo, according to Constantino (1971).[1] See also Spanish yo (“I”) & Ilocano yo (“you; by you; your”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjojo/ [ˈjo.jo]
  • Hyphenation: yo‧yo

Noun

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yóyo

  1. yo-yo

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Constantino, Ernesto (1971) Ilokano Dictionary‎[2]

Indonesian

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Noun

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yoyo (first-person possessive yoyoku, second-person possessive yoyomu, third-person possessive yoyonya)

  1. yo-yo

Karao

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Noun

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yoyo

  1. mudfish

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoʃo/ [ˈʃo.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoʒo/ [ˈʒo.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -oʝo
  • Syllabification: yo‧yo

Noun

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yoyo m (plural yoyos)

  1. (Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Philippines, US) Alternative form of yoyó

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English yo-yo, a genericized trademark, possibly from Ilocano yoyo.

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Noun

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yoyò (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜌᜓ)

  1. yo-yo

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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yoyo

  1. wow!

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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