Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English tilapia, from translingual Tilapia, from Tswana tlhapi (fish).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ti‧lap‧ya
  • IPA(key): /tiˈlapja/, [tiˈl̪ap.ja]

Noun edit

tilapya

  1. tilapia

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English tilapia, from translingual Tilapia, from Tswana tlhapi (fish).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ti‧lap‧ya
  • IPA(key): /tiˈlapja/, [t̪ɪˈl̪ap.jʌ]

Noun edit

tilapya

  1. a tilapia; any of various edible fish of the genus Tilapia

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English tilapia, from translingual Tilapia, from Tswana tlhapi (fish).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tiˈlapjaʔ/, [tɪˈlap.jɐʔ]

  • IPA(key): /tilapˈjaʔ/, [tɪ.lɐpˈjaʔ] (dated)
  • Hyphenation: ti‧lap‧ya

Noun edit

tilapyà or tilapyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎᜉ᜔ᜌ)

  1. tilapia