demokrasya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish democracia (“democracy”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: de‧mo‧kra‧sya

Noun

demokrasya

  1. democracy

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • demokrasiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish democracia (“democracy”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /demoˈkɾasja/ [dɛ.moˈkɾa.ʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: de‧mo‧kras‧ya

Noun

demokrasya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. democracy
    Synonyms: demokratahan, (neologism) madlakasan

Further reading
  • “demokrasya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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