dyey

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English jay, the English name of the letter J/j.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdjej/ [ˈd͡ʒɛɪ̯]
Rhymes: -ej
Syllabification: dyey

Noun

dyey (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜌ᜔)

the name of the Latin-script letter J/j, in the Filipino alphabet
Synonym: (in the Abecedario) jota

See also

(Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi

Further reading

“dyey”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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