sinyuldiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish señoría (“lordship”). Compare English seigniory.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sin‧yul‧di‧ya
  • IPA(key): /sinˌjuldiˈa/, [sɪˌɲul.dɪˈja]

Noun

sinyúldiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. (Christianity, obsolete) bishop
    Synonym: obispo
    Paririto't mangungunpilma ang sinyuldiya.
    The bishop will come over here and give confirmation.
  2. (Christianity, by extension, obsolete) archbishop
    Synonym: arsobispo

See also

References
  • Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 71: “Arçobiſpo) Señoldia [(pc)] aſi le llaman los ſimples que, los ladinos diçen, el ſeñor arçobispo.”
    • page 448: “Obiſpo) [Sinyoldia (pc)] C. o arçobispo”
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 532
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