hektarya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hectárea, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to spelling influence (compare alkohol, hedonismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hekˈtaɾja/ [hɛkˈt̪aɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾja
  • Syllabification: hek‧tar‧ya

Noun

hektarya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. alternative form of ektarya

Derived terms

  • hekta-hektarya
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