lesbyana

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lesˈbjana/ [lɛsˈbjaː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: les‧bya‧na

Noun

lesbyana (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜌᜈ)

1. superseded, pre-2007 spelling of lesbiyana

Usage notes

• This spelling does not follow the rule regarding double vowel clusters beginning with /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel (eg. /ia/ or /ua/), which are typically retained at the start of a word or after two consecutive consonants then inserting ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ between the vowels. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.