punterya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• puntirya — superseded

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puntería (“aim”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /punteɾˈja/ [pʊn̪.t̪ɛɾˈja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pun‧ter‧ya

Noun

punteryá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. target
2. act of targeting or aiming

Derived terms

• ipunterya
• magpunterya
• mapunterya
• pinunterya
• pumunterya
• punteryahin

 

Related terms

• apunta
• punta
• punto

 

Further reading

• “punterya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018