mutya

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mut‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈmutjaʔ/,

Noun

mutya

  1. pearl
  2. precious gem with magical properties
  3. (figurative) something precious or valued highly

Quotations

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References

  1. ^ Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, page 121

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /mutˈjaʔ/ (“pearl; preciousness; darling; talisman”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /mutˈja/ (“small stone”, noun)
      • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: mut‧ya

Noun

mutyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (dated) pearl
    Synonyms: perlas, mutika
  2. preciousness
  3. darling; beloved
  4. talisman; amulet

Noun

mutyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (obsolete) small stone valued as a jewel; grows on coconut, lemon, or similar objects, and is also said to be found on the heads of other birds

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