iglesya
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iglésya (Basahan spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
- Alternative form of iglesiya
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish iglesia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iglésya (Badlit spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish iglesia, from Old Spanish eglesia (9th century), a semi-learned descendant of Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiɡˈlesja/, [ʔɪɡˈlɛ.ʃɐ]
- Rhymes: -esja
- Syllabification: ig‧les‧ya
Noun edit
iglesya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
- (uncommon) church
- Synonym: simbahan
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of Iglesia ni Cristo.
- (colloquial) member of Iglesia ni Cristo
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “iglesya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018