bokya

Sambali

Noun

bokya

jellyfish

Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Hokkien Chinese, according to Zorc (1993). Compare Hokkien 無行／无行 (bô kiâⁿ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbokjaʔ/, [ˈbok.jɐʔ]
Hyphenation: 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

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