Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English jay, the English name of the letter J/j.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjej/, [ˈd͡ʒɛɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ej
  • Hyphenation: dyey

Noun edit

dyey (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜌ᜔)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter J, in the Filipino alphabet.
    Synonym: (in the Abecedario) jota

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • dyey”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018