bikariya

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • bikaria

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vicaría.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bikaˈɾia/ [bɪ.xɐˈɾi.ɐ], /bikaɾiˈa/ [bɪ.xɐˈɾja]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -a
  • Syllabification: bi‧ka‧ri‧ya

Noun

bikariya or bikariyá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. (Christianity) vicariate (office and residence of a vicar)
  2. (Christianity) vicarage (residence of the vicar)
    Synonym: bikaryato

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