momiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• momya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish momia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moˈmia/ [moˈmiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: mo‧mi‧ya

Noun

momiya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜋᜒᜌ)

1. mummy

Derived terms

• minomiya
• momiyahin

 

Related terms

• momipika
• momipikasyon

 

Further reading

• “momiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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 404