polisiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English policy with interference from Spanish policía (“police officer, policeman”), from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia, classical Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of pulisya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poliˈsia/, [po.lɪˈsi.ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧si‧ya

Noun

polisiya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. policy
    Synonym: patakaran

Further reading
  • “polisiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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