wakya
Javanese
Romanization
wakya
- Romanization of ꦮꦏꦾ
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- uacya, uagquia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- wagya
Etymology
Possibly Chinese, according to Santos (1978).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wakˈjaʔ/, [wɐkˈjaʔ]
- Hyphenation: wak‧ya
Noun
wakyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜌ)
- neatness; tidiness; cleanliness
- embellishment
- Synonyms: paganda, gayak, palamuti, dekorasyon
Derived terms
- magpakawakya
- magwakya
- wakyaan
References
- Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Caloocan City: Philippine Graphic Arts, Inc., →ISBN, page 2616
Further reading
- “wakya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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