Hehoba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Jehová, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence (compare alkohol, hedonismo, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /heˈhoba/ [hɛˈho.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: He‧ho‧ba

Proper noun

Hehoba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜑᜓᜊ)

  1. Jehovah

Derived terms

References
  • “Hehoba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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