nobya
Central Tagbanwa
Etymology
From Spanish novia, from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”).
Noun
nobya
- fiancée
References
- Robert A. Scebold, Central Tagbanwa: A Philippine Language on the Brink of Extinction : Sociolinguistics, Grammar, and Lexicon (2003)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish novia, from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”).
Noun
nobya
- girlfriend
- fiancée
See also
- nobyo
- kasintahan
- bata