bithay

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • bistay

Etymology

From Hokkien 米篩 (bí-thai).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bit‧hay
  • IPA(key): /bitˈhaj/, [bɪtˈhaɪ̯]

Noun

bitháy

  1. flat, circular sieve or sifter made of fine bamboo splits (for splitting grain)
  2. screen; wire sieve
  3. act of sifting grain (especially with a bamboo sieve)
    Synonyms: agag, pag-aagag
  4. (figurative) careful examination; careful selection
  5. scoop-type fishing gear

Derived terms
  • bithayin
  • magbithay
  • mamimithay
  • tagabithay

See also

References
  1. Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 140.
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