parokya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía) "dwelling abroad", from παρά (pará) "beside" + οἶκος (oîkos) "house, dwelling".

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧kya

Noun

parokya

  1. (Christianity) a parish (part of a diocese)
  2. the members of a parish, collectively

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈɾokja/ [pɐˈɾok.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -okja
  • Syllabification: pa‧rok‧ya

Noun

parokya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (Christianity) parish

See also

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