bithay

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Hokkien 米篩／米筛 (bí-thai).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bitˈhaj/, [bɪtˈhaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: bit‧hay

Noun[edit]

bitháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. flat, circular sieve or sifter made of fine bamboo splits (for splitting grain)
  2. screen; wire sieve
  3. act of sifting grain (especially with a bamboo sieve)
    Synonyms: agag, pag-aagag
  4. (figurative) careful examination; careful selection
  5. scoop-type fishing gear

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 140.

Further reading[edit]

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