bahiya

== Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish bahía, from French baie, from Late Latin baia, perhaps of Iberian origin. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ba‧hi‧ya === Noun === bahiya a bay; a body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bahia — obsolete baiya === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bahía, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, from French baie, from Late Latin baia, perhaps of Iberian origin. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈhia/ [bɐˈhiː.ɐ] Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: ba‧hi‧ya === Noun === bahiya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜒᜌ) bay (body of water) Synonym: look ==== See also ==== golpo laot === Further reading === “bahiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 100 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 68