hektarya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hectárea, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to spelling influence (compare alkohol, hedonismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hekˈtaɾja/ [hɛkˈtaːɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾja
• Syllabification: hek‧tar‧ya

Noun

hektarya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. Alternative form of ektarya

Derived terms

• hekta-hektarya