glorya

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: glor‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡloɾja/ [ˈɡl̪oɾ̪.jɐ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish gloria.

Noun

glorya

1. that quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour
2. worship or praise

Etymology 2

Named after Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Noun

glorya

1. the blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gloria (“glory”), from Latin glōria.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡloɾja/ [ˈɡloɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -oɾja
• Syllabification: glor‧ya

Noun

glorya (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. glory

   Synonyms: luwalhati, kaluwalhatian

2. (botany) a type of banana, Musa × paradisiaca (AAB group)

   Synonym: ternate

Related terms

• Gloria
• Glorya Patri
• Sabado de Glorya

Further reading

• “glorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.