botiha

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• butiha

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish botija, from Late Latin butticula. Doublet of botelya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /boˈtiha/ [boˈt̪iː.hɐ]
• Rhymes: -iha
• Syllabification: bo‧ti‧ha

Noun

botiha (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜑ)

1. jug; medium-sized clay vessel, round and with a short, narrow neck

Related terms

• botiho

 

Further reading

• 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 87