mutya

See also: Mutya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mut‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈmutjaʔ/ [ˈmut̪.jɐʔ]

Noun

mutya

1. pearl
2. precious gem with magical properties
3. (figurative) something precious or valued highly

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mutya.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• motya, mutia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mutˈjaʔ/ [mʊˈt͡ʃaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: mut‧ya
• Homophone: Mutya

Noun

mutyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜌ)

1. preciousness
2. darling; beloved
3. talisman; amulet
4. (dated) pearl

   Synonyms: perlas, mutika

5. (obsolete) small stone valued as a jewel; grows on coconut, lemon, or similar objects, and is also said to be found on the heads of other birds

Derived terms

• magmutya

 

Related terms

• Mutya

 

Further reading

• “mutya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[4], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 482: “Piedra) Mutya (pc) preçioſa y de balor dauanla las catalonas y hechiçeras a eſtos que las trujeſen para no poder ſer heridos ni muertos (necedad)”
• Coconut pearl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia