anoy

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔanoj/ [ˈʔa.n̪oɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: a‧noy

Noun

ánoy (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

1. alternative form of anay (“termite”)

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ánay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Noun

anoy

1. termite

Middle English

Alternative forms

• annoy, annoye, anoie, a-noye, anoye, anoyȝe, any, anye, a nye, ennoy, ennye, onoy
• annu, anny, anui, anuy, a-nuy, a nuy, anuye, anuyȝe, ennu, ennui, onnuy (Southern or West Midland)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French anoi, enoi; compare anoyen and modern English ennui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnui̯/, /aˈniː/
• IPA^(key): /aˈnyː/ (Southern or West Midland)

Noun

anoy (plural anoyes)

1. annoyance, irritation
2. hardship, infliction

Usage notes

• The aphetic form noy is more common in Middle English.

Descendants

• English: annoy

References

• “anoi, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Ponosakan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ánay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔanoj/, [ˈʔa.n̪oɪ̯]

Noun

anoy

1. termite

Further reading

• "Mier (wit)" as "anoi" in Niemann, G. K. (1869), “Mededeelingen Omtrent de Alfoersche Taal van Noord-Oost Celebes. I. Vergelijkende Woordenlijst (Vervolg)”, in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië‎^[1], volume 16, number 4, →JSTOR, pages 399–446