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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cotonía (“dimity”), from Arabic قُطْنِيَّة (quṭniyya, “cotton garment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kotonya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ) (textiles)
- dimity (light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares)
- Synonym: dimiti
Further reading
- Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 139
- 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 168