Meaning of siyokoy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

siˈokoj

Definitions

siyokoy; merman (especially the Philippine version)
siyokoy, a pseudo-loan or hybrid word seemingly derived from both English and Spanish; a pseudo-Hispanism

العربية غرانق الماء

Български тритон

Català tritó

Deutsch Wassermann

English Merman

Español tritón

Suomi vedenhaltija vetehinen

Français triton

Gaeilge murúch fir

Íslenska marbendill

Italiano tritone

日本語マーマン半魚人

ქართული კაცთევზა

한국어 반어인 어인

Latina trito Triton

Nederlands meerman zeemeerman

Polski tryton

Português sereio tritão

Svenska havsman

“Gayumpaman, ibá sa mga salitâng siyokoy ang "neolohísmo" o sinasadyang eskperimento sa pagbuo ng salita”

However, words that are a "neologism" or a coined word are different from a siyokoy.

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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