bokya

Sambali

Noun

bokya

1. jellyfish

Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Hokkien Chinese, according to Zorc (1993). Compare Hokkien 無行／无行 (bô kiâⁿ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbokjaʔ/ [ˈboːk.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -okjaʔ
• Syllabification: bok‧ya

Noun

bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ)

1. (slang) nothing; zero; zilch

Derived terms

• mabokya

Adjective

bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ)

1. (slang) out of fashion

Further reading

• https://owlcation.com/humanities/20-Tagalog-Slang-Words
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 22