ostiya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hostia, from Latin hostia (“victim, sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”) in its root sense of "enemy, stranger," whence also Proto-Germanic *gastiz and Proto-Slavic *gostь.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: os‧ti‧ya

Noun

ostiya

1. communion wafer; the sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ostya — superseded

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hostia, from Ecclesiastical Latin hostia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔostia/, [ˈʔos.t͡ʃɐ]
• Hyphenation: os‧ti‧ya

Noun

óstiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ)

1. (Catholicism) communion wafer; host (consecrated bread of the Eucharist)

See also

• biyatiko

 

Further reading

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