bithay
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hokkien 米篩/米筛 (bí-thai).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bitˈhaj/ [bɪtˈhaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: bit‧hay
Noun
[edit]bitháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)
- flat, circular sieve or sifter made of fine bamboo splits (for splitting grain)
- screen; wire sieve
- act of sifting grain (especially with a bamboo sieve)
- (figurative) careful examination; careful selection
- scoop-type fishing gear
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bithay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018