Tagalog

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Spanish Jehová, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence (compare alkohol, hedonismo, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).

Pronunciation

edit

Proper noun

edit

Hehoba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜑᜓᜊ)

  1. Jehovah

Derived terms

edit

References

edit
  • Hehoba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018