eyts

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English aitch, the English name of the letter H / h. Doublet of hache.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔejt͡ʃ/ [ˈʔeɪ̯t͡ʃ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔejts/ [ˈʔeɪ̯t̪s]
  • Rhymes: -ejt͡ʃ, (no palatal assimilation) -ejts
  • Syllabification: eyts

Noun

eyts (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter H/h, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonyms: (in the Abakada alphabet) ha, (in the Abecedario) hache

See also

Further reading

  • eyts”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018