dyey

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdjej/ [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈdjej/ [ˈd̪jeɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ej
• Syllabification: dyey

Noun

dyey (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜌ᜔)

1. 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