soberanya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• soberania — dated
• soberaniya
• soberenya — pseudo-Hispanism

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Vulgar Latin *superānus

Spanish soberano

Spanish -ía

Spanish soberaníabor.

Tagalog soberanya

Borrowed from Spanish soberanía.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sobeˈɾanja/ [so.bɛˈɾaː.ɲɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sobeˈɾanja/ [so.bɛˈɾan̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -anja
• Syllabification: so‧be‧ran‧ya

Noun

soberanya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. sovereignty

   Synonyms: (pseudo-Hispanism) soberenidad, (neologism) kahigpunuan

Related terms

• soberano
• soberana

See also

• kapangyarihan
• kasarinlan
• paghahari

Further reading

• “soberanya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “soberaniya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018