pulisya

• IPA^(key): /puˈlisja/ [puˈl̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): /pulisˈja/ [pu.l̪iˈʃa]
• Hyphenation: pu‧li‧sya

pulísya or pulisyá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. (common) alternative form of polisiya (“police”)

• polisiya
• polisya

Borrowed from Spanish policía (“police officer; policeman”), from Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of palisi, polisiya, and pulis.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pulisˈja/ [pʊ.lɪˈʃa], /puˈlisja/ [pʊˈliː.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /pulisˈja/ [pʊ.lɪsˈja], (no palatal assimilation) /puˈlisja/ [pʊˈlis.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -a, -isja
• Syllabification: pu‧lis‧ya

pulisyá or pulisya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ) (law enforcement, usually formal)

1. the police; police force

   Synonym: kapulisan

   • 2021, “1 namatay matapos pumila sa community pantry ni Angel Locsin; aktres nag-sorry sa siksikan sa pila”, in ABS-CBN News:

     Isang matandang lalaki ang namatay Biyernes ng umaga matapos mahilo habang nakapila sa community pantry na inorganisa ng aktres na si Angel Locsin sa Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, ayon sa pulisya.

     An old man died on Friday morning after fainting while lining up at the community pantry that was organized by actress Angel Locsin at Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, according to the police

• Unlike in Spanish, the word is not used to refer to a single policeman.

• “pulisya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “pulisya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 827