Abisinya

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Abisinia — obsolete === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Abisinia. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabiˈsinja/ [ʔɐ.bɪˈsiː.ɲɐ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔabiˈsinja/ [ʔɐ.bɪˈsin̪.jɐ] Rhymes: -inja Syllabification: A‧bi‧sin‧ya === Proper noun === Abisinya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ) (historical) (historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 4 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 3