eyts

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔejt͡ʃ/ [ˈʔeɪ̯t͡ʃ], /ˈʔejts/ [ˈʔeɪ̯ts]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈʔejts/ [ˈʔeɪ̯t̪s]
• Rhymes: -ejt͡ʃ, -ejts
• Syllabification: eyts

Noun

eyts (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. 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