teokrasya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish teocracia, from Ancient Greek θεοκρατία (theokratía, “rule of (a) God”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /teoˈkɾasja/ [t̪ɛ.oˈkɾaː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /teoˈkɾasja/ [t̪ɛ.oˈkɾas.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: te‧o‧kras‧ya

Noun

teokrasya (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. theocracy

Further reading

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