suwahe

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • suahe
  • swahe

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 沙蝦／沙虾 (soa-hê, literally “sand shrimp”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈahe/ [ˈswa.hɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ahe
  • Syllabification: su‧wa‧he

Noun

suwahe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜑᜒ)

  1. greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)

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 134

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