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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hostia.

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

Noun

óstiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ)

  1. (Catholicism) host (consecrated bread of the Eucharist)
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