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abeha reyna

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish abeja reina.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌbeha ˈɾejna/ [ʔɐˌbɛː.hɐ ˈɾeɪ̯.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ejna
  • Syllabification: a‧be‧ha rey‧na

Noun

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abeha reyna (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜑ ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜈ)

  1. queen bee
    Synonyms: reynang bubuyog, abeha-maestra
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Further reading

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  • abeha reyna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2