polisiya

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /poliˈsia/ [po.lɪˈsiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: po‧li‧si‧ya

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English policy with interference from Spanish policía (“police officer, policeman”), from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia, classical Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of palisi, pulis, and pulisya.

Noun

polisiya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜌ)

1. policy

   Synonyms: patakaran, palisi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish policía (“police officer, policeman”). See more at pulisya.

Noun

polisiya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜌ)

1. Alternative form of pulisya

Further reading

• “polisiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1076