bokya

Sambali

Etymology

Compare Tagalog dikya.

Noun

bokya

  1. jellyfish

Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Hokkien Chinese, according to Zorc (1993). See also Hokkien 無攑 / 无𫽥 (bô kia̍h, literally “to hold up nothing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbokjaʔ/ [ˈbok.jɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -okjaʔ
  • Syllabification: bok‧ya

Noun

bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ) (slang)

  1. nothing; zero; zilch

Derived terms

  • mabokya

Adjective

bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ) (slang)

  1. out of fashion

Further reading

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