patriya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patria, from Latin patria (“fatherland”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpatɾia/ [ˈpaː.t̪ɾjɐ]
• Rhymes: -atɾia
• Syllabification: pa‧tri‧ya

Noun

pátriyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

1. homeland; fatherland

   Synonyms: inang bayan, bayang tinubuan, lupang tinubuan

Related terms

• patriyarka
• patriyota
• patriyotiko
• patriyotismo

 

Further reading

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