katleya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English cattleya, named after English botanist William Cattley.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /katˈlea/ [kɐtˈlɛː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: kat‧le‧ya

Noun

katleya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜎᜒᜌ)

1. cattleya; any member of the genus Cattleya

Further reading

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