amigita

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amiguita. By surface analysis, amiga +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamiˈɡita/ [ʔɐ.mɪˈɣiː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: a‧mi‧gi‧ta

Noun

amigita (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜄᜒᜆ)

  1. female equivalent of amigito: young female friend

Further reading

  • 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 30
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