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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish bahía, from French baie, from Late Latin baia, perhaps of Iberian origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
bahiya
- a bay; a body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bahía, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, from French baie, from Late Latin baia, perhaps of Iberian origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
bahiya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜒᜌ)
- bay (body of water)
- Synonym: look
See also
Further reading
- “bahiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 100
- 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 68