kolonya
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /koˈlonja/
- Rhymes: -onja
- Syllabification: ko‧lon‧ya
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish colonia (“colony”), from Latin colōnia (“colony; settlement”).
Noun
kolonya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)
- colony
- Synonyms: sakupbayan, lupang-sakop
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish colonia (“cologne”). See more at agwa-kolonya. Related to etymology 1.
Noun
kolonya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)
Further reading
- “kolonya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قولونیه (kolonya), from Italian colonia. Doublet of Köln.
Pronunciation
Noun
kolonya (definite accusative kolonyayı, plural kolonyalar)