erehiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish herejía (heresy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeɾeˈhia/ [ʔɛ.ɾɛˈhiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: e‧re‧hi‧ya

Noun

erehiya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. heresy
  2. superstition
    Synonym: pamahiin

Further reading

  • erehiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018