tiraniya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tiranya
• tirania

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tiranía.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiɾaˈnia/ [t̪ɪ.ɾɐˈn̪iː.ɐ], /tiˈɾania/ [t̪ɪˈɾaː.ɲɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia, -ania
• Syllabification: ti‧ra‧ni‧ya

Noun

tiraniya or tirániyá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜈᜒᜌ)

1. tyranny

   Synonyms: paniniil, kalupitan, pagkamalupit

Related terms

• tirano

Further reading

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