momiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish momia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /moˈmia/ [moˈmiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: mo‧mi‧ya

Noun

momiya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜋᜒᜌ)

  1. mummy

Derived terms

  • minomiya
  • momiyahin
  • momipika
  • momipikasyon

Further reading

  • “momiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 404
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