engkahe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• enkahe — dated
• ingkahe

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish encaje. Compare Cebuano engkahe and Tausug ingkahi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeŋˈkahe/ [ʔɛŋˈkaː.hɛ]
• Rhymes: -ahe
• Syllabification: eng‧ka‧he

Noun

engkahe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜒ)

1. lace (in a garment, material, etc.)

   Synonyms: gayas, puntas, tiras

Derived terms

• engkahehan

 

See also

• mosaiko

 

Further reading

• “engkahe” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “engkahe”, 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 235