wakya

Javanese

Romanization

wakya

1. Romanization of ꦮꦏꦾ

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uacya, uagquia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• wagya

Etymology

Possibly Chinese, according to Santos (1978).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /wakˈjaʔ/ [wɐkˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: wak‧ya

Noun

wakyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜃ᜔ᜌ)

1. neatness; tidiness; cleanliness

   Synonyms: inam, linis, kalinisan, kinis, pagkaimis, pagkamaayos

2. embellishment

   Synonyms: paganda, gayak, palamuti, dekorasyon

Derived terms

• magpakawakya
• magwakya
• wakyaan

 

References

• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2616

Further reading

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