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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bak‧ya
- IPA(key): /bakˈjaʔ/
Noun
bakyâ
- wooden shoes
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).
Noun
bakya
- wooden sandal
Etymology 2
Unknown
Noun
bakya
- a boxfish; any of the family Ostraciidae of squared, bony fish, closely related to the pufferfish and filefish
Mansaka
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).
Noun
bakyà
- wooden sandal; wooden slippers
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).
Noun
bakyà
- wooden sandal; wooden slippers
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
bakyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜌ)
- wooden sandal
- Synonyms: suwekos, pantukos, sakya
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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 130
- ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 14
Further reading
- “bakya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Waray-Waray
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).
Noun
bakyâ
- wooden shoes