Gresya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Grecia (“Greece”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾesja/ [ˈɡɾɛː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈɡɾesja/ [ˈɡɾɛs.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: Gres‧ya

Proper noun

Gresya (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
    • 1950, Rufino Alejandro, Ang Ating Pánitikán:
      Gaya ng mga iba pang korido, ito'y nasusulat nang patula na may apat na taludtod sa bawa't taludturan, at sa bawa't taludtod...Austriya, Suwesya, Norwega, Eskosya, Portugal, Gresya, Espanya, Tartarya, at ibá pang mga bayan.
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