tinghoy

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 燈火灯火 (teng-hóe, lights).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ting‧hoy
  • IPA(key): /tiŋˈhoj/, [tɪŋˈhoɪ̯]

Noun[edit]

tinghóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. oil lamp with a wick that burns with a small steady flame (either in a clay or metal bowl or enclosed in glass)

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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 132