demokrasya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish democracia (“democracy”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧kra‧sya

Noun

demokrasya

1. democracy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• demokrasiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish democracia (“democracy”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /demoˈkɾasja/ [d̪ɛ.moˈkɾaː.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: de‧mo‧kras‧ya

Noun

demokrasya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. democracy

   Synonyms: demokratahan, (neologism) madlakasan

Related terms

• demograpiya
• demograpo
• demokrata
• demokratiko
• demokratisasyon

 

Further reading

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