"siyokoy" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /siˈokoj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʃoː.xoɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog], /siˈokoj/ (note: no yod coalescence), [ˈsjoː.xoɪ̯] (note: no yod coalescence) Forms: ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃᜓᜌ᜔ [Baybayin], siyukoy [alternative], shokoy [alternative], syokoy [alternative]
Rhymes: -okoj Etymology: A metathesis of Hokkien 水鬼 (chúi-kúi, “sea monster; water goblin”). For the second sense, coined by Virgilio S. Almario, possibly an analogy of something neither sea creature nor man. Etymology templates: {{metathesis|tl}} metathesis, {{der|tl|nan-hbl|水鬼|t=sea monster; water goblin|tr=chúi-kúi}} Hokkien 水鬼 (chúi-kúi, “sea monster; water goblin”), {{coin|tl|Virgilio S. Almario|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by Virgilio S. Almario Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} siyokoy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃᜓᜌ᜔)
  1. (folklore) siyokoy; merman (especially the Philippine version) Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-siyokoy-tl-noun-Zekq1VLk Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (linguistics) siyokoy, a pseudo-loan or hybrid word seemingly derived from both English and Spanish; a pseudo-Hispanism Categories (topical): Linguistics, Merpeople
    Sense id: en-siyokoy-tl-noun--XQ3W8wf Disambiguation of Merpeople: 40 60 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Tagalog words derived through metathesis Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 38 62 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Tagalog words derived through metathesis: 32 68 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: punsoy, batsoy, sirena, sireno

Alternative forms

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