espesye

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish especie, from Latin speciēs.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈpesje/ [ʔɛsˈpɛː.ʃɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔesˈpesje/ [ʔɛsˈpɛs.jɛ]
  • Rhymes: -esje
  • Syllabification: es‧pes‧ye

Noun

espesye (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒ)

  1. species
    Synonym: sari

Further reading

  • “espesye”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “espesye”, 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 253
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