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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguja (“needle”), from Late Latin acūcula.
Pronunciation
Noun
aguha (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜑ)
- large needle
- Synonym: karayom
- hypodermic needle
- hand of a watch or clock
- Synonyms: kamay, (hour hand) oraryo, (minute hand) minutero, (second hand) sekundaryo
- awl
- Synonyms: punson, balibol
- compass needle
- Synonym: (obsolete) paraluman
Further reading
- “aguha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “aguha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “aguha”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
- 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 19