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 Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎ (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)