adbokasiya
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English advocacy, from Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia. Doublet of abogasya and adbokasi.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadbokaˈsia/ [ʔɐd̪.bo.xɐˈsiː.ɐ]
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: ad‧bo‧ka‧si‧ya
=== Noun ===
adbokasiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜐᜒᜌ)
advocacy (public support of a particular cause)
Synonyms: adbokasi, pagtataguyod
=== Further reading ===
“adbokasiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025