makahiya
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From maka- + hiya (“shame; embarassment”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /makahiˈaʔ/ [mɐ.xɐ.hɪˈaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: ma‧ka‧hi‧ya
Noun
[edit]makahiyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜑᜒᜌ)
- sensitive plant; touch-me-not (Mimosa pudica)
- Synonyms: babain, makahiyang-lalaki, damohiya
- little tree plant (Biophytum sensitivum)
- Synonyms: damong-bingkalat, makahiyang-lalaki, lubi-lubi, gama-gamatisan
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “makahiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018