# kayo
## English
### Etymology

Respelling of the initial letters KO.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -eɪəʊ

### Noun

kayo (plural kayos or kayoes)
* (boxing) A knockout.
** 2023, Ian Phimister, David Patrick, editors, A Boxing Legacy: The Life and Works of Writer and Cartoonist Ted Carroll, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 239:His stunning title-winning kayo of Charles captivated the country, and on top of everything, he was actually an amazing fighter for one of his years, both as a puncher and boxer.

### Verb

kayo (third-person singular simple present kayos or kayoes, present participle kayoing, simple past and past participle kayoed)
* To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless.
** 2014, Robert F. Fernandez, Sr., Boxing in New Jersey, 1900–1999, McFarland, →ISBN, page 47:When Lee Savold, a perennial heavyweight title contender, was kayoed by the great Joe Louis, he was asked by reporters, did anyone in his lengthy career hit harder than Joe?

### Anagrams

* oaky, okay, yoak

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkajo/ [ˈka.jo]
* Hyphenation: ka‧yo

#### Noun

káyo (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)
* (botany) silk-cotton tree

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈjoʔ/ [kaˈjoʔ]
* Hyphenation: ka‧yo

#### Noun

kayô (plural karayo, Basahan spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)
* (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse
    Synonyms: kito, sulpanit

##### Derived terms

* kayuon
* magkayo
* parakayo

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ka‧yo
* IPA: /ˈkajo/ [ˈka.jo]

### Noun

káyo (Badlit spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)
* (Metro Cebu) Pronunciation spelling of kalayo.

## Chamicuro
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gallo.

### Noun

kayo
* cock, rooster

## Higaonon
### Etymology

From kayu, compare Malay kayu.

### Noun

kayo
* wood
* tree

## Ido
### Etymology

From Esperanto kajo.

### Noun

kayo (plural kayi)
* (nautical) wharf, quay

#### Derived terms

* ankayeskar (“to put at quay”)

## Karao
### Pronoun

kayo
* (in the plural) you

## Maranao
### Alternative forms

* kaio

### Noun

kayo
* wood
* tree

#### Derived terms

* pakakayo

### References

* A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

## Minangkabau
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaya.

### Adjective

kayo
* rich

## Pukapukan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

### Noun

kayo
* small house rafter (on which the sinnet is wrapped)

## Sambali
### Noun

kayo
* wood; lumber
* tree

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *kayú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈjo/ [kɐˈjo]
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: ka‧yo

#### Pronoun

kayó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)
* (in the plural) you
    Synonym: kamo
* (honorific singular) you
    Tuloy po kayo. ― Come on in (polite)

##### Alternative forms

* cayo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
* kau — text messaging, Internet slang

##### Derived terms

* halikayo
* kayo-kayo
* tekayo
* tikayo

#### See also

| Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
| First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
| First | dual$^1$ | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata |
| First | plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin |
| First & Second | singular | kita$^2$ | kita$^2$ | |
| Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
| Second | plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| Third | plural | sila | nila | kanila |
| $^1$ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. $^2$ Replaces ko ikaw. |||||

### Etymology 2

Compare Ilocano sangakayo.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkajo/ [ˈkaː.jo]
* Rhymes: -ajo
* Syllabification: ka‧yo

#### Noun

kayo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)
* cloth; textile; fabric
    Synonyms: habi, tela, tehido, hinabi

### Anagrams

* ayok

## Yami
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

### Noun

kayo
* tree