suha

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈhaʔ/ [suˈhaʔ]
• IPA^(key): /suˈʔaʔ/ [suˈʔaʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: su‧ha

Noun

suhâ (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜑ)

1. Alternative form of suwa.

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

suha

1. inflection of sȗh:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• soa, soha, soua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• sua, suwa — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *suhaq (“pomelo”). However, according to Fr. San Buena Ventura (1613), the word came from a Visayan source. Compare Ilocano sua, Dupaningan Agta suwa, Kapampangan sua, Bikol Central suwa, Cebuano suwa, and Tausug suwaꞌ gadja.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsuhaʔ/ [ˈsuː.hɐʔ]
    • Rhymes: -uhaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /suˈhaʔ/ [sʊˈhaʔ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: su‧ha

Noun

suhà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜑ)

1. pomelo

   Synonym: lukban

See also

• kabuyaw

 

Further reading

• “suha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 440: “Naranjas) Sova (pc) pequeñas como las de caſtilla muy agrias y campeſinas, es bocablo Biſayo.”

Anagrams

• Shau