abeha

See also: åbeha

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish abeja

Noun

abeha

  1. (Curaçao) bee

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin apis
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin -cula
Latin apicula
Old Spanish abeja
Spanish abejabor.
Tagalog abeha

    Borrowed from Spanish abeja, from Old Spanish abeja, from Latin apicula, from apis + -cula.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbeha/ [ʔɐˈbɛː.hɐ]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -eha
    • Syllabification: a‧be‧ha

    Noun

    abeha (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜑ)

    1. honey bee
      Synonyms: pukyutan, pukyot, anilan
    2. (by extension, uncommon) bee
      Synonym: bubuyog

    Further reading

    • “abeha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
    • “abeha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • 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 2
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