estrelya
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish estrella.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
estrélya (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish estrella, from Latin stēlla. Possible doublet of tala.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈtɾelja/, [ʔɛsˈtɾɛl.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -elja
- Syllabification: es‧trel‧ya
Noun edit
estrelya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- (astronomy, uncommon) star
- (botany) star-of-Bethlehem (Hippobroma longiflora)
- Synonym: lagrimas de san diego
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “estrelya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018