pulisya
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pulísya or pulisyá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish policía (“police officer; policeman”), from Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of polisiya.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˈlisja/ [pʊˈli.ʃɐ]
- Rhymes: -isja
- Syllabification: pu‧lis‧ya
Noun edit
pulisya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
- (usually formal) the police; police force
- Synonym: kapulisan
- 2021, “1 namatay matapos pumila sa community pantry ni Angel Locsin; aktres nag-sorry sa siksikan sa pila”, in ABS-CBN News:
- Isang matandang lalaki ang namatay Biyernes ng umaga matapos mahilo habang nakapila sa community pantry na inorganisa ng aktres na si Angel Locsin sa Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, ayon sa pulisya.
- An old man died on Friday morning after fainting while lining up at the community pantry that was organized by actress Angel Locsin at Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, according to the police
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pulisya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “pulisya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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