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)
- the name of the Latin-script letter J/j, in the Filipino alphabet
- Synonym: (in the Abecedario) jota
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading
- “dyey”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018