probinsiya

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish provincia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˌbinsiˈa/ [pɾoˌbin̪ˈʃa]
  • Hyphenation: pro‧bin‧si‧ya

Noun

probínsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. province
    Synonym: lalawigan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish provincia.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pro‧bin‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈbinsja/ [pɾ̪oˈbin̪s̪.jɐ]

Noun

probinsiya

  1. province
  2. (by extension) countryside
  3. hometown

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish provincia, from Latin prōvincia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾoˈbinsia/ [pɾoˈbin̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /pɾoˈbinsia/ [pɾoˈbin̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -insia
  • Syllabification: pro‧bin‧si‧ya

Noun

probínsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. province
    Synonym: lalawigan
  2. (by extension) countryside
    Synonyms: kanayunan, kabukiran

Further reading

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