ladya

See also: Ladya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ladia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Classical Malay raja (“king”), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king; sovereign; prince; chief”). Doublet of raha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ladˈjaʔ/, [lɐˈd͡ʒaʔ]

• IPA^(key): /ˈladja/, [ˈla.d͡ʒɐ]
• Hyphenation: lad‧ya

Noun

ladyâ or ladya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜇ᜔ᜌ) (historical)

1. rajah; king

Related terms

• Ladya

 

See also

• datu
• dayang
• Gat
• ginoo
• hari
• lakambini
• lakan
• maginoo
• panginoon
• poon

 

Further reading

• “ladya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier