tinghoy
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 燈火 (teng-hóe, “lights”).[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ting‧hoy
- IPA(key): /tiŋˈhoj/, [tɪŋˈhoɪ̯]
Noun
tinghóy
- oil lamp with a wick that burns with a small steady flame (either in a clay or metal bowl or enclosed in glass)
See also
- huwepe
- ilaw
- kingke
- lampara
- lasigi
- sulo
- tanglaw
References
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 132