arpiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arpía, from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυια (hárpuia).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈpia/ [ʔɐɾˈpiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ar‧pi‧ya

Noun

arpiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜌ) (mythology)

1. harpy

Further reading

• “arpiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018