tiyuka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 稻敲 (tiǔ-khà), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈukaʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃuː.xɐʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈukaʔ/ [ˈt̪juː.xɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ukaʔ
  • Syllabification: ti‧yu‧ka

Noun

tiyukà (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜃ)

  1. flail (tool)

Further reading

  • “tiyuka”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “tiyuka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 64
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