abeha

See also: åbeha

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish abeja

Noun

abeha

1. (Curaçao) bee

See also

• honingbei

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin apis

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Proto-Italic *-kelos

Latin -cula

Latin apicula

Old Spanish abeja

Spanish abejabor.

Tagalog abeha

Borrowed from Spanish abeja, from Old Spanish abeja, from Latin apicula, from apis + -cula.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbeha/ [ʔɐˈbɛː.hɐ]

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• Rhymes: -eha
• Syllabification: a‧be‧ha

Noun

abeha (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜑ)

1. honey bee

   Synonyms: pukyutan, pukyot, anilan

2. (by extension, uncommon) bee

   Synonym: bubuyog

Related terms

• abeha reyna
• abeha-maestra
• abehera
• abehero
• apyo
• miyel-de-abehas

Further reading

• “abeha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “abeha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2