suyod

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sujud (“fine-toothed lice comb”), possibly borrowed via an intermediary language or existed as *sulod with elision of /l/ becoming /j/ instead of /w/ or /ʔ/. Compare Bikol Central surod and Dupaningan Agta surod.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈsujod/ [ˈsu.jod] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ujod
    • IPA(key): /suˈjod/ [sʊˈjod] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -od
  • Syllabification: su‧yod

Noun

suyod (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. fine-toothed comb for removing lice and nits
  2. catching of lice using such a comb
    Synonym: pagsusuyod
  3. (agriculture) harrow
    Synonyms: kalaykay, kalmot
  4. (agriculture) harrowing of a plowed or cultivated field
    Synonyms: pagsuyod, pagsusuyod
  5. (sewing) shuttle
    Synonym: lansadera
  6. currycomb (for horses, cattle, etc.)
    Synonym: almohasa
  7. (figurative) combing of a place (to search for something)
    Synonyms: saliksik, pagsaliksik, pagsasaliksik

Derived terms
  • magsuyod
  • masuyod
  • pagsusuyod
  • pagsuyod
  • panuyod
  • sinuyod
  • suyurin

See also

Adjective

suyód (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. already harrowed (of a cultivated field)
    Synonym: nasuyod
  2. (figurative) thoroughly combed or searched (of a place)

Further reading
  • “suyod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sujud”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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