iglesya

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈɡlesja/ [ʔiˈɡl̪e.ʃa]
• Hyphenation: i‧gle‧sya

iglésya (Basahan spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. alternative form of iglesiya

Borrowed from Spanish iglesia.

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈɡlesja/ [ʔɪˈɡl̪i.s̪jɐ]
• Hyphenation: ig‧les‧ya

iglésya (Badlit spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. church

   Synonym: simbahan

• iglesia
• iglesiya

Borrowed from Spanish iglesia, from Old Spanish eglesia (9th century), a semi-learned descendant of Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiɡˈlesja/ [ʔɪɡˈlɛː.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔiɡˈlesja/ [ʔɪɡˈlɛs.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -esja
• Syllabification: ig‧les‧ya

iglesya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. (uncommon) church

   Synonym: simbahan

2. (colloquial) ellipsis of Iglesia ni Cristo

• “iglesya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018