engkahe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • enkahe — dated
  • ingkahe

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish encaje. Compare Cebuano engkahe and Tausug ingkahi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeŋˈkahe/ [ʔɛŋˈkaː.hɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ahe
  • Syllabification: eng‧ka‧he

Noun

engkahe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜒ)

  1. lace (in a garment, material, etc.)
    Synonyms: gayas, puntas, tiras

Derived terms

  • engkahehan

See also

  • mosaiko

Further reading

  • “engkahe”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “engkahe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 235
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