dikya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dicya, diquia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• dikiya
• liquia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• likya — obsolete

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdikjaʔ/ [ˈdik.jɐʔ], /dikˈjaʔ/ [dɪkˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ikjaʔ, -aʔ
• Syllabification: dik‧ya

Noun

dikyà or dikyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜌ)

1. jellyfish

   Synonyms: salabay, labok-labok

Usage notes

• The word dikya refers to a smaller jellyfish than a salabay.

References

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