aguha

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aguhas

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.

Proto-Italic *akus

Late Latin acus

Late Latin -culus

Late Latin acūcula

Old Spanish aguja

Spanish agujabor.

Tagalog aguha

Borrowed from Spanish aguja, from Old Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, from acus + -culus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡuha/ [ʔɐˈɣuː.hɐ]
• Rhymes: -uha
• Syllabification: a‧gu‧ha

Noun

aguha (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜑ)

1. large needle

   Synonym: karayom

2. hypodermic needle
3. hand of a watch or clock

   Synonyms: kamay, (hour hand) oraryo, (minute hand) minutero, (second hand) sekundaryo

4. awl

   Synonyms: punson, balibol

5. compass needle

   Synonym: (obsolete) paraluman

Related terms

• agihon
• agudo
• aguheta
• aguhilya
• aguhon
• akumen
• asebo

Further reading

• “aguha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “aguha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “aguha”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
• 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 19