matabya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

A corruption of variant batabya, borrowed from Philippine Spanish batavia (“a species of banana”), possibly from Spanish Batavia, former name of Jakarta used during the Dutch East Indies period, from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō (“good island”). Compare Asi matabya, Agutaynen matabia, and Hiligaynon matabya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /matabˈja/ [mɐ.t̪ɐbˈja], /maˈtabja/ [mɐˈt̪ab.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -a, -abja
  • Syllabification: ma‧tab‧ya

Noun

matabyá or matabya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜊ᜔ᜌ)

  1. a variety of banana whose fruits have very large, long, and thick and of consistent flesh; Musa × paradisiaca (AAB group)
    Synonym: sungay-anwang

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