toy

toy

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Translingual

Symbol

toy

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Topoiyo.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Topoiyo terms

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“play-thing, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *tiugī̆, *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Zeug (“stuff”), Danish tøj (“stuff”), Norwegian tøy (“equipment, riggings, stuff”). Related to tug, tow, taw, tew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Noun

toy (plural toys)

  1. Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toy
  2. A thing of little importance or value; a trifle. [from 16th c.]
  3. A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal. [16th–17th c.]
  4. Ellipsis of toy dog.
  5. (obsolete) Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling. [16th–18th c.]
  6. (obsolete) A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim. [16th–17th c.]
  7. (obsolete) An old story; a silly tale.
  8. (Scotland, archaic) A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by elderly women of the lower classes.
    Synonym: toy mutch
  9. (euphemistic) Ellipsis of sex toy.
  10. (slang, derogatory) An inferior graffiti artist.
  11. (slang, MLE) A gun.
    Synonym: bit (slang, MLE)
  12. (slang, euphemistic, dated) The penis.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis
  13. (slang, euphemistic, dated) The vagina.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina
  15. (slang, dated) A watch.
  16. (slang, dated) A small jar (about an inch across) used to hold prepared opium.
  17. (slang, dated) A small ball of opium (about the size of a pea).

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

toy (third-person singular simple present toys, present participle toying, simple past and past participle toyed)

  1. (intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.
  2. (intransitive) To ponder or consider.
  3. (slang, transitive) To stimulate with a sex toy.

Translations

Adjective

toy (comparative more toy, superlative most toy)

  1. (chiefly attributive) Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple.

See also

References

  • “toy n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
  • “toy n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

  • Tyo, yot

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy), from Proto-Turkic *toy (“feast”). Compare Turkish toy, Gagauz toy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toj/

Noun

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)

  1. wedding

Declension

Further reading

  • “toy” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *toy (“feast”).

Noun

toy

  1. wedding

Declension

References

  • “toy”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish tøj, from Middle Low German tüg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɔiː/, /tʰœiː/

Noun

toy n (genitive singular toys, uncountable)

  1. fabric

Declension

Gagauz

Alternative forms

  • toi (pre-1950's spelling)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toj/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy, doy), from Proto-Turkic *toy. Compare Turkish toy, Azerbaijani toy.

Noun

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)

  1. wedding
    Synonym: düün
  2. feast
    Synonym: konuş
Declension

Further reading

  • Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “toy”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 162
  • Çebotar, Petri, Dron, Ion (2002) “toy”, in Gagauzça-Rusça-Romınca Sözlük [Gagauz-Russian-Romanian Dictionary], Chișinău: Pontos Press, →ISBN, page 667
  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “той”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 471

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy), from Proto-Turkic *tod. Compare Turkish toy.

Noun

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)

  1. great bustard, Otis tarda
Declension

Further reading

  • Ciachir, Mihail (1938) “toi”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 95
  • Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “toy”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 162
  • Çebotar, Petri, Dron, Ion (2002) “toy”, in Gagauzça-Rusça-Romınca Sözlük [Gagauz-Russian-Romanian Dictionary], Chișinău: Pontos Press, →ISBN, page 667
  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “той”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 471

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoj/ [ˈtoɪ̯]

Determiner

toy

  1. informal spelling of 'toy

Khalaj

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *toy. Cognate with Azerbaijani toy, Turkish toy, Uyghur توي (toy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toj/

Noun

toy (definite accusative toyı, plural toylar)

  1. wedding
    Synonym: küdən

Declension

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • toi

Pronoun

toy

  1. (in the singular, less formal) you

Synonyms

  • (plural or polite singular): vous

Related terms

  • te
  • tu

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toj/
  • (Malatya) IPA(key): /doj/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy, doy), from Proto-Turkic *tod. Compare Gagauz toy.

Adjective

toy (comparative daha toy, superlative en toy)

  1. immature, naive, especially due to one's young age
    Synonyms: saf, naif
  2. amateur, unexperienced, especially due to one's young age
    Synonyms: acemi, deneyimsiz, amatör
Declension

Noun

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)

  1. great bustard; Otis tarda
  2. (dialectal) alternative form of tay
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوی, from Old Anatolian Turkish طوی (toy, doy), from Proto-Turkic *toy. Compare Azerbaijani toy, Gagauz toy.

Noun

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)(dated or dialectal)

  1. feast
    Synonyms: şölen, ziyafet
  2. wedding
    Synonym: düğün
  3. (Diyarbakır) a fun event
    Synonym: eğlence
Declension

Further reading

  • “toy”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “toy1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طوی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1264
  • “toy”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

Uzbek

Noun

toy (plural toylar)

  1. foal

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