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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔiɡˈlesja/,
- Hyphenation: ig‧le‧sya
Noun
iglésya (Basahan spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
- Alternative form of iglesiya
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish iglesia.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ig‧les‧ya
- IPA(key): /ʔiɡˈlesja/,
Noun
iglésya (Badlit spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
- church
- Synonym: simbahan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish iglesia, from Old Spanish eglesia (9th century), a semi-learned descendant of Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).
Pronunciation
Noun
iglesya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)
- (uncommon) church
- Synonym: simbahan
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of Iglesia ni Cristo.
- (colloquial) member of Iglesia ni Cristo
Related terms
Further reading
- “iglesya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018