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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From bago (new) +‎ -ng +‎ Selandiya (Zealand). A partial calque of Spanish Nueva Zelandia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbaɡoŋ seˈlandia/ [ˌbaː.ɣon̪ sɛˈlan̪.d͡ʒɐ]
  • Rhymes: -andia
  • Syllabification: Ba‧gong Se‧lan‧di‧ya

Proper noun

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Bagong Selándiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. New Zealand (a country in Oceania)
    Synonym: Nuweba Selandiya