bithay

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • bistay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 米篩／米筛 (bí-thai).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bitˈhaj/ [bɪtˈhaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: bit‧hay

Noun

bitháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. flat, circular sieve or sifter made of fine bamboo splits (for splitting grain)
  2. screen; wire sieve
  3. act of sifting grain (especially with a bamboo sieve)
    Synonyms: agag, pag-aagag
  4. (figurative) careful examination; careful selection
  5. scoop-type fishing gear

Derived terms
  • bithayin
  • magbithay
  • mamimithay
  • tagabithay

See also

References
  1. Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 140.

Further reading
  • “bithay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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