kalya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 茭𥷒 / 笳𥷒 (ka-lia̍h, “large pannier or basket without haft”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkaljaʔ/ [ˈkal.jɐʔ], /kalˈjaʔ/ [kɐlˈjaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aljaʔ, -aʔ
  • Syllabification: kal‧ya

Noun

kalyà or kalyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. large basket or pannier for carrying vegetables or fruits

Further reading

  • “kalya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “kalya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 29
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 141

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