bikarya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vicaria.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈkaɾja/ [bɪˈxaɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾja
  • Syllabification: bi‧kar‧ya

Noun

bikarya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (Christianity) assistant mother superior (in a convent of nuns)
    Synonym: bise-superyora

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