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tinghoy

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 燈火 / 灯火 (teng-hóe, “lights”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tinghóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. oil lamp with a wick that burns with a small steady flame (either in a clay or metal bowl or enclosed in glass)

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References

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  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 132
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