tiyera

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tierra, from Latin terra.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈeɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ɾɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈeɾa/ [ˈt̪jɛː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ti‧ye‧ra

Noun

tiyera (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜇ) (geography)

  1. earth; ground; soil
    Synonym: lupa

Further reading

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