Hehoba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Jehova

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Jehová, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence (compare alkohol, hedonismo, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: He‧ho‧ba

IPA^(key): /heˈhoba/, [hɛˈho.bɐ]

Proper noun

Hehoba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜑᜓᜊ)

Jehovah

Derived terms

Mga Saksi ni Jehova

References

“Hehoba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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