tiraniya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tiranía.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiɾaˈnia/ [t̪ɪ.ɾɐˈn̪iː.ɐ], /tiˈɾania/ [t̪ɪˈɾaː.ɲɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈɾania/ [t̪ɪˈɾaː.n̪jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -ania
  • Syllabification: ti‧ra‧ni‧ya

Noun

tiraniya or tirániyá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. tyranny
    Synonyms: paniniil, kalupitan, pagkamalupit

Further reading

  • tiraniya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018