Puyo

to live / to resideverb / noun

Alternative meanings

to live in a placento residento dwellnto stay or remain

Pronunciation

POO-yoh

Root and affixes

Root: puyo. It expresses living, residing, staying, or remaining in a place.

Variants or conjugations

mopuyo = will live / is going to livennagpuyo = is living / livednnipuyo = lived / stayednpuy-an = place where one livesnpuyo-puyo = casually staying around or remaining somewhere

Related words and expressions

mabuhi = to live / to be alivenbalay = housenlugar = placenreside = loanword for residenpuy-anan = residence or place where one lives

Meaning and usage notes

Used for living or residing in a place. If the idea is “to be alive” or “to survive”, “mabuhi” is a better fit.