ladya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ladia – obsolete
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay raja, from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Attested since the 18th century. Doublet of raha.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lad‧ya
- IPA(key): /ladˈjaʔ/, [lɐˈd͡ʒaʔ]
- IPA(key): /ˈladja/, [ˈla.d͡ʒɐ]
Noun
ladyâ or ladya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜇ᜔ᜌ)
- (historical, obsolete) raja (ruler of polities in historical Southeast Asian polities, especially in pre-colonial Philippines)
- Synonym: raha
See also
- datu
- dayang
- Gat
- hari
- lakambini
- lakan
- Panginoon
- poon
- raha
Further reading
- “ladya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018