nobya

Central Tagbanwa

Etymology

From Spanish novia, from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”).

Noun

nobya

  1. fiancée

References
  • Robert A. Scebold, Central Tagbanwa: A Philippine Language on the Brink of Extinction : Sociolinguistics, Grammar, and Lexicon (2003)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish novia, from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”).

Noun

nobya

  1. girlfriend
  2. fiancée

See also
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