yo-yo in Malay
yoyo
UK/ˈjəʊ.jəʊ//ˈjoʊ.joʊ/
yo-yo in Malay: yoyo. In English, yo-yo means a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.
Malay words for yo-yo
- toy
- yoyo
English meaning of yo-yo
- noun A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.
- noun A volatile market that moves up and down.
- noun Someone who vacillates.
- noun A dogfighting maneuver involving the attacker temporarily exchanging altitude for airspeed, or vice versa, in order to rapidly catch up with the defender or to prevent an overshoot.
yo-yo in a sentence
- I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday.
- It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos.
yo-yo in other languages
Questions about yo-yo in Malay
- What is the meaning of yo-yo in Malay?
- Yo-yo in Malay is yoyo.
- Apakah maksud yo-yo dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Yo-yo: yoyo.
- What does yo-yo mean in English?
- Yo-yo means a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: yo-yo (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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