Tuy
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tuy"
English
Proper noun
Tuy
- A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.
Amis
Proper noun
Tuy
- a male given name
Usage notes
- In Amis naming customs, a personal name consists of either:
- given name + parent’s name (typically the mother’s name) — common among northern Taiwan Amis
- 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)
- Tuy (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)