limi-limitahan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

limilimitahan

Etymology

Partial reduplication of limeta +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˌmilimitaˈhan/ [lɪˌmi.lɪ.mɪ.tɐˈhan]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: li‧mi-li‧mi‧ta‧han

Noun

limí-limitahán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜒᜎᜒᜋᜒᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

(obsolete) clay table cruet
Synonym: limetilya

References

San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 600: “Vinajera) Limilimitahan (pc) C. de barro con pico o ſin el . | . limetilla, es diminutibo de limeta.”

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