bahiya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish bahía, from French baie, from Late Latin baia, perhaps of Iberian origin.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧hi‧ya

Noun

bahiya

  1. 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

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈhia/ [bɐˈhiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ba‧hi‧ya

Noun

bahiya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. 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
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