espiya

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espía.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔesˈpija/, [ʔesˈpi.ja]
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ya

Noun

espíya

  1. spy
    Synonym: impormante

Derived terms
  • espiyahan
  • mag-espiya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espía.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ʔesˈpija/, [ʔɪs̪ˈpi.ʌ]

Noun

espiya

  1. a spy

Verb

espiya

  1. to spy
  2. to keep an eye on

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espía.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈpia/ [ʔɛsˈpi.ɐ], /ʔespiˈa/ [ʔɛsˈpja]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -a
  • Syllabification: es‧pi‧ya

Noun

espiya or espiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜌ)

  1. spy
    Synonyms: tiktik, batyaw

Derived terms
  • espiyahan
  • kontraespiya
  • mag-espiya
  • mang-espiya
  • paespiyahan
  • pang-eespiya
  • espiyonahe
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