imperyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imperio.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔimˈpeɾjo/ [ʔɪmˈpɛɾ.jo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾjo
  • Syllabification: im‧per‧yo

Noun

imperyo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. empire
    Synonym: kabagindahan
    • 1984, Maria S. Ramos, Panitikang Pilipino, Katha Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 12:
      Sa pagbagsak ng Imperyo ng Madjapahit ay ang Imperyo naman ng Malacca ang naging makapangyarihan sa Silangan.
      After the fall of the Majapahit Empire, it was the Malaccan Empire that became powerful in the East.

Derived terms

Further reading

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