bikarya
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish vicaria.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈkaɾja/ [bɪˈxaɾ.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -aɾja
- Syllabification: bi‧kar‧ya
Noun edit
bikarya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜌ)
- (Christianity) assistant mother superior (in a convent of nuns)
- Synonym: bise-superyora