wakya
Javanese
Romanization
wakya
- romanization of ꦮꦏꦾ
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- uacya, uagquia — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- wagya
Etymology
Possibly Chinese, according to Santos (1978).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /wakˈjaʔ/ [wɐkˈjaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: wak‧ya
Noun
wakyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜌ)
- neatness; tidiness; cleanliness
- embellishment
- Synonyms: paganda, gayak, palamuti, dekorasyon
Derived terms
- magpakawakya
- magwakya
- wakyaan
References
- Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2616
Further reading
- “wakya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018