kutamaya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cotamaya, cutamaya — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kotamaya

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish cota de malla (“chainmail”, literally “coat of mail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kutaˈmaja/ [kʊ.tɐˈma.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ku‧ta‧ma‧ya

Noun

kutamaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜋᜌ)

1. armor; coat of mail

   Synonyms: baluti, aksiw, eskudo, (obsolete) kuta, (obsolete) barong-bakal

2. coat of arms

   Synonyms: eskudo de armas, eskudo

Derived terms

• magkutamaya

 

Related terms

• kuta

 

See also

• kalasag
• sapyaw

 

Further reading

• “kutamaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018