parokya

From Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía) "dwelling abroad", from παρά (pará) "beside" + οἶκος (oîkos) "house, dwelling".

• Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧kya

parokya

1. (Christianity) a parish (part of a diocese)
2. the members of a parish, collectively

Borrowed from Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈɾokja/ [pɐˈɾok.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -okja
• Syllabification: pa‧rok‧ya

parokya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ)

1. (Christianity) parish

• simbahan

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