dyey

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English jay, the English name of the letter J / j.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdjej/ [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈdjej/ [ˈd̪jeɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ej
  • Syllabification: dyey

Noun

dyey (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜌ᜔)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter J/j, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonym: (in the Abecedario) jota

See also

Further reading

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