kutamaya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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)

  1. armor; coat of mail
    Synonyms: baluti, aksiw, eskudo, (obsolete) kuta, (obsolete) barong-bakal
  2. coat of arms
    Synonyms: eskudo de armas, eskudo

Derived terms

  • magkutamaya

See also

Further reading

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

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