kutyam

See also: kutyám

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 鋸砧 / 锯砧 (kù-tiam, “sawing board”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkutjam/ [ˈkuː.t͡ʃɐm]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈkutjam/ [ˈkut̪.jɐm]
  • Rhymes: -utjam
  • Syllabification: kut‧yam

Noun

kutyam (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. anvil-like block of iron provided with graduated grooves or cavities on the surface or sides, used by smiths for shaping or rounding rings, plates, etc.
    Synonyms: tumbukan, pang-alok, alukan
  • lutyam
  • tiyam

See also

Further reading

  • 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 143
  • 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 33
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