tiyera

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tierra, from Latin terra.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈeɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tiˈeɾa/ [ˈt̪jɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ti‧ye‧ra

Noun

tiyera (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜇ) (geography)

1. earth; ground; soil

   Synonym: lupa

Related terms

• destiyero
• Inglatera
• terakota
• terasa
• teremoto
• terenal
• tereno
• terestriyal
• teritoryo
• Tiyera

 

Further reading

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