parokya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía) "dwelling abroad", from παρά (pará) "beside" + οἶκος (oîkos) "house, dwelling".

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧kya

Noun

parokya

1. (Christianity) a parish (part of a diocese)
2. the members of a parish, collectively

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈɾokja/ [pɐˈɾok.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -okja
• Syllabification: pa‧rok‧ya

Noun

parokya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜌ)

1. (Christianity) parish

Related terms

• kura paroko
• paroko
• parokyal
• parokyano

 

See also

• simbahan

Further reading

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