sulihiya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- silohiya — obsolete
- solihiya
- sologia — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- solohia — obsolete
- sulihia — dated
- suluhiya — obsolete
Etymology
From corruption of Spanish celosía with metathesis and a shift from /s/ to /h/. Doublet of selosiya.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suliˈhia/ [sʊ.lɪˈhiː.ɐ], /sulihiˈa/ [sʊ.lɪˈhja]
- Rhymes: -ia, -a
- Syllabification: su‧li‧hi‧ya
Noun
sulihiya or sulihiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜑᜒᜌ)
- wicker; woven split rattan (on seat and back of chairs or across frames of beds)
- yari sa sulihiya ― made of wicker or rattan
Derived terms
- ipasulihiya
- magpasulihiya
- magsulihiya
- pagsusulihiya
- pansulihiya
- sulihiyahan
Related terms
See also
- lala
- nilala
Further reading
- “sulihiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “sulihiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1276
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1204.