momiya

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish momia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, wax).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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momiya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜋᜒᜌ)

  1. mummy

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • momiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 404