bokya

Sambali

Etymology

Compare Tagalog dikya.

Noun

bokya

1. jellyfish

Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Hokkien Chinese, according to Zorc (1993). See also Hokkien 無攑 / 无𫽥 (bô kia̍h, literally “to hold up nothing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbokjaʔ/ [ˈbok̠.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -okjaʔ
• Syllabification: bok‧ya

Noun

bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ) (slang)

1. nothing; zero; zilch

Derived terms

• mabokya

Adjective

bokyà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ) (slang)

1. 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