eyts

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English aitch, the English name of the letter H/h. Doublet of hache.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˈʔejt͡ʃ/ [ˈʔɛɪ̯t͡ʃ]
  - Rhymes: -ejtʃ
- IPA^(key): /ˈʔejt͡s/ [ˈʔɛɪ̯t͡s]
  - Rhymes: -ejt͡s
Syllabification: eyts

Noun

eyts (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

the name of the Latin-script letter H/h, in the Filipino alphabet
Synonyms: (in the Abakada alphabet) ha, (in the Abecedario) hache

See also

(Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi

Further reading

“eyts”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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