mutya

See also: Mutya

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈtjaʔ/ [muˈt͡ʃaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tya

Noun

mutyà (Basahan spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜌ)

  1. pearl
    Synonym: perlas

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.[1]
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mut‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˈmutjaʔ/ [ˈmut̪.jɐʔ]

Noun

mutyà (Badlit spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜌ)

  1. pearl
  2. precious gem with magical properties
  3. (figurative) something precious or valued highly

References

  1. ^ Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎[1], Cebu City: University of San Carlos, page 121

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mutˈjaʔ/ [mʊtˈt͡ʃaʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /mutˈjaʔ/ [mʊt̪ˈjaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: mut‧ya
  • Homophone: Mutya

Noun

mutyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜌ)

  1. preciousness
  2. darling; beloved
  3. talisman; amulet
  4. (dated) pearl
    Synonyms: perlas, mutika
  5. (obsolete) small stone valued as a jewel; grows on coconut, lemon, or similar objects, and is also said to be found on the heads of other birds

Derived terms

  • magmutya

Further reading

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