aguha

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Proto-Italic *akus
Late Latin acus
Late Latin -culus
Late Latin acūcula
Old Spanish aguja
Spanish agujabor.
Tagalog aguha

    Borrowed from Spanish aguja, from Old Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, from acus + -culus.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡuha/ [ʔɐˈɣuː.hɐ]
    • Rhymes: -uha
    • Syllabification: a‧gu‧ha

    Noun

    aguha (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜑ)

    1. large needle
      Synonym: karayom
    2. hypodermic needle
    3. hand of a watch or clock
      Synonyms: kamay, (hour hand) oraryo, (minute hand) minutero, (second hand) sekundaryo
    4. awl
      Synonyms: punson, balibol
    5. compass needle
      Synonym: (obsolete) paraluman

    Further reading

    • “aguha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
    • “aguha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • “aguha”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
    • 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 19
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