Armenya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Armenia (“Armenia”).

Proper noun

Armenya

1. Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Armenia

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈmenja/ [ʔɐɾˈmɛː.ɲɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaɾˈmenja/ [ʔɐɾˈmɛn̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -enja
• Syllabification: Ar‧men‧ya

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Armenia (“Armenia”), from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina).

Proper noun

Armenya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish armenia.

Adjective

Armenya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. feminine of Armenyo

Noun

Armenya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. female equivalent of Armenyo

Further reading

• “Armenya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 49