aguha
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aguhas
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish aguja, from Old Spanish aguja, from Late Latin acūcula, from acus + -culus.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡuha/ [ʔɐˈɣuː.hɐ]
Rhymes: -uha
Syllabification: a‧gu‧ha
=== Noun ===
aguha (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜑ)
large needle
Synonym: karayom
hypodermic needle
hand of a watch or clock
Synonyms: kamay, (hour hand) oraryo, (minute hand) minutero, (second hand) sekundaryo
awl
Synonyms: punson, balibol
compass needle
Synonym: (obsolete) paraluman
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“aguha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“aguha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
“aguha”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 19