nobya

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Central Tagbanwa

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Etymology

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From Spanish novia, from Vulgar Latin *novius (newly wed), from Latin novus (new).

Noun

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nobya

  1. fiancée

References

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  • Robert A. Scebold, Central Tagbanwa: A Philippine Language on the Brink of Extinction : Sociolinguistics, Grammar, and Lexicon (2003)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish novia, from Vulgar Latin *novius (newly wed), from Latin novus (new).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nobya (masculine nobyo, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜊ᜔ᜌ)

  1. girlfriend
    Synonym: (colloquial) gelpren
    Hypernym: kasintahan
  2. fiancée
    Hypernym: kasintahan

See also

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Anagrams

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