bokya
التعريفات والمعاني
== Sambali ==
=== Etymology ===
Compare Tagalog dikya.
=== Noun ===
bokya
jellyfish
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Uncertain. Possibly from Hokkien Chinese, according to Zorc (1993). See also Hokkien 無攑 / 无𫽥 (bô kia̍h, literally “to hold up nothing”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbokjaʔ/ [ˈbok.jɐʔ]
Rhymes: -okjaʔ
Syllabification: bok‧ya
=== Noun ===
bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ) (slang)
nothing; zero; zilch
==== Derived terms ====
mabokya
=== Adjective ===
bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ) (slang)
out of fashion
=== Further reading ===
https://owlcation.com/humanities/20-Tagalog-Slang-Words
Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 22