bahiya

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Cebuano

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Spanish bahía, from French baie, from Late Latin baia, perhaps of Iberian origin.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧hi‧ya

Noun

[edit]

bahiya

  1. a bay; a body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land

Tagalog

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bahía, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, from French baie, from Late Latin baia, perhaps of Iberian origin.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

bahiya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. bay (body of water)
    Synonym: look

See also

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • bahiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 100
  • 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 68