"bithay" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /bitˈhaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɪt̪ˈhaɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: bitháy [canonical], ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔ [Baybayin], bistay [alternative], bitay [alternative], bitsay [alternative]
Rhymes: -aj Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 米篩 /米筛 (bí-thai). Compare Sambali bitsay and Kapampangan bitse. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|nan-hbl:米篩 <ref:<span class="cited-source">Chan-Yap, Gloria (<span class="None" lang="und">1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in <cite>Pacific Linguistics</cite>, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 140</span></span>. !!! <span class="cited-source">Manuel, E. Arsenio (<span class="None" lang="und">1948), <cite>Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics</cite>, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 17</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "bí-thai", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hokkien", "term" : "米篩", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nan-hbl" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "bithay", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="bithay"> Borrowed from Hokkien 米篩 /米筛 (bí-thai)., {{cog|xsb|bitsay}} Sambali bitsay, {{cog|pam|bitse}} Kapampangan bitse, {{ety|tl|:bor|['nan-hbl:米篩 <ref:', <TEMPLATE(['R:tl:Chan-Yap 1980'], ['page=140']){} >, '. !!! ', <TEMPLATE(['R:tl:Manuel 1948'], ['q=Bitháy'], ['page=17']){} >, '>']|text=+|tree=1}} Borrowed from Hokkien 米篩 /米筛 (bí-thai). Head templates: {{tl-noun|bitháy|b=+}} bitháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)
  1. flat, circular sieve or sifter made of fine bamboo splits (for splitting grain) Synonyms: bithayan, bistayan, saligsigan, salaan
    Sense id: en-bithay-tl-noun-UXFmTUHQ Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 12 18 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 7 11 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 6 23 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 60 10 16 3 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 58 12 17 4 8 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 55 13 17 5 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 66 5 18 6 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 51 19 20 2 8 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 51 9 27 4 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 19 24 10 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 56 10 23 3 7
  2. screen; wire sieve Synonyms: bithayan, bistayan, saligsigan, salaan, iskrin
    Sense id: en-bithay-tl-noun-vXg7EB9q Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 19 24 10 19
  3. act of sifting grain (especially with a bamboo sieve) Synonyms: ag-ag, pag-aag-ag, ig-ig, sala
    Sense id: en-bithay-tl-noun-3Bo9ZPR6 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 19 24 10 19
  4. (figurative) careful examination; careful selection Tags: figuratively Synonyms: suri, himay, siyasat, balukitkit
    Sense id: en-bithay-tl-noun-O-CS2FB~ Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 19 24 10 19
  5. scoop-type fishing gear
    Sense id: en-bithay-tl-noun-jwJGN-b9 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tools Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 19 24 10 19 Disambiguation of Tools: 24 19 14 6 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bithayan, bithayin, magbithay, mamimithay, nagdaan sa bithay, tagabithay Related terms: panala, salaan

Alternative forms

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          "word": "sala"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "careful examination; careful selection"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "careful",
          "careful"
        ],
        [
          "examination",
          "examination"
        ],
        [
          "careful",
          "careful"
        ],
        [
          "selection",
          "selection"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) careful examination; careful selection"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "suri"
        },
        {
          "word": "himay"
        },
        {
          "word": "siyasat"
        },
        {
          "word": "balukitkit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scoop-type fishing gear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scoop",
          "scoop"
        ],
        [
          "type",
          "type"
        ],
        [
          "fishing",
          "fishing"
        ],
        [
          "gear",
          "gear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bitˈhaj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɪt̪ˈhaɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bithay"
}

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