Ladya

See also: ladya

Tagalog

Etymology

See ladya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ladˈjaʔ/ [lɐˈd͡ʒaʔ], (nonstandard) /ˈladja/ [ˈlaː.d͡ʒɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ladˈjaʔ/ [lɐd̪ˈjaʔ], (nonstandard, no yod coalescence) /ˈladja/ [ˈlad̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ, -adja
• Syllabification: Lad‧ya

Noun

Ladyâ or Ladya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. (historical) honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial polities of the Philippines: King; Lord

   Ladya Matanda ― Old Lord

See also

• (of a man): Panginoon, panginoon, poon; Datu, datu; Gat, gat; Konde, konde; Duke, duke; Lakan, lakan; Ladya, ladya; Raha, raha; Rajah, rajah; Hari, hari; Sultan, sultan; Emperador, emperador
• (of a woman): Dayang, dayang; Lakambini, lakambini; Kondesa, kondesa; Dukesa, dukesa; Reyna, reyna; Sultana, sultana

Anagrams

• dalya