sinyuldiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• senyoldia, señoldia, sinioldia, sinyoldia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sinˌjuldiˈa/ [sɪˌɲul.dɪˈa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sin‧yul‧di‧ya

Noun

sinyúldiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ) (Christianity, obsolete)

1. bishop

   Synonym: obispo

   Paririto't mangungunpilma ang sinyuldiya.

   The bishop will come over here and give confirmation.

2. (by extension) archbishop

   Synonym: arsobispo

Related terms

• senyor
• senyora
• senyorita
• senyorito

 

See also

• kumpil

References

• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], 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