sakya

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 柴屐 (chhâ-kia̍h, “wooden clogs”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sak‧ya
  • IPA(key): /sakˈjaʔ/, [sɐkˈjaʔ]

Noun

sakyâ

  1. (obsolete) wooden sandal
    Synonyms: suwekos, pantukos, bakya

Derived terms
  • magsakya

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 130
  2. Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 48
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