bithay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Hokkien 米篩 / 米筛 (bí-thai).[1][2] Compare Sambali bitsay and Kapampangan bitse.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bitˈhaj/ [bɪt̪ˈhaɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aj
    • Syllabification: bit‧hay

    Noun

    bitháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)

    1. flat, circular sieve or sifter made of fine bamboo splits (for splitting grain)
      Synonyms: bithayan, bistayan, (Southern Tagalog) saligsigan, salaan
    2. screen; wire sieve
      Synonyms: bithayan, bistayan, (Southern Tagalog) saligsigan, salaan, iskrin
    3. act of sifting grain (especially with a bamboo sieve)
      Synonyms: ag-ag, pag-aag-ag, ig-ig, sala
    4. (figurative) careful examination; careful selection
      Synonyms: suri, himay, siyasat, balukitkit
    5. scoop-type fishing gear

    Derived terms

    • bithayan
    • bithayin
    • magbithay
    • mamimithay
    • nagdaan sa bithay
    • tagabithay

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 140.
    2. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 17

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