labahita

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish navajita (“small clasp-knife”) with sound shift from /n/ to /l/. By surface analysis, labaha +‎ -ita. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /labaˈhita/ [lɐ.bɐˈhiː.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: la‧ba‧hi‧ta === Noun === labahita (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜑᜒᜆ) small razor (zoology) surgeonfish Synonym: indangan ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “labahita”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “labahita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 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 415