tirya

Tagalog

Etymology

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Particularly: “possibly clipping from punterya/puntirya?”

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtiɾja/ [ˈtiːɾ.jɐ]
Rhymes: -iɾja
Syllabification: tir‧ya

Noun

tirya (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

act of secretly attempting to get back at someone usually by speaking

Derived terms