litsiyas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lechias — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lechías, plural of lechía (“lychee”), from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈt͡ʃias/ [lɪˈt͡ʃi.ɐs]
• Rhymes: -ias
• Syllabification: lit‧si‧yas

Noun

litsiyas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

1. lychee

   Synonyms: (obsolete) alupag-amo, (obsolete) alpay

Further reading

• “litsiyas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “litsiyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 38