Hehoba
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /heˈhoba/ [hɛˈhoː.bɐ]
- Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: He‧ho‧ba
Proper noun
editHehoba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜑᜓᜊ)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Hehoba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018