tinghoy

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 燈火／灯火 (teng-hóe, “lights”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ting‧hoy
  • IPA(key): /tiŋˈhoj/, [tɪŋˈhoɪ̯]

Noun

tinghóy

  1. oil lamp with a wick that burns with a small steady flame (either in a clay or metal bowl or enclosed in glass)

See also

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 132
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