kutamaya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cotamaya, cutamaya — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- kotamaya
Etymology
Early borrowing from Spanish cota de malla (“chainmail”, literally “coat of mail”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kutaˈmaja/ [kʊ.t̪ɐˈmaː.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: ku‧ta‧ma‧ya
Noun
kutamaya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜋᜌ)
- armor; coat of mail
- Synonyms: baluti, aksiw, eskudo, (obsolete) kuta, (obsolete) barong-bakal
- coat of arms
- Synonyms: eskudo de armas, eskudo
Derived terms
- magkutamaya
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “kutamaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018