iha-adoptiba

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hija adoptiva.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔiha ʔadopˈtiba/ [ˌʔiː.hɐ ʔɐ.d̪opˈt̪iː.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: i‧ha-a‧dop‧ti‧ba

Noun

iha-adoptiba (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜀᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ)

  1. adopted daughter

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 16