sakya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 柴屐 (chhâ-kia̍h, “wooden clogs”).[1][2] See also sakwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sakˈjaʔ/, [sɐkˈjaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: sak‧ya

Noun

sakyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜌ) (obsolete)

  1. wooden sandal
    Synonyms: suwekos, pantukos, bakya

Derived terms
  • magsakya

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 130
  2. 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 48
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