Tuy

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tuy"

English

Proper noun

Tuy

  1. A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.

Amis

Proper noun

Tuy

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • In Amis naming customs, a personal name consists of either:
  1. given name + parent’s name (typically the mother’s name) — common among northern Taiwan Amis
  2. given name + parent’s name + clan name — common among southern Taiwan Amis (including Coastal, Malan and Hengchun subgroups), where clan-based social structure is prevalent

References

  • Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Tuy”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Tagalog

Etymology

Named after Galician Tui, a town in Pontevedra province, Galicia, Spain.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈi/ [ˈt̪wɪ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: Tu‧y

Proper noun

Tuý (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜒ)

  1. Tuy (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)