alkaldiya

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === alkaldia — dated alkaldya — superseded, pre-2007 === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcaldía. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkalˈdia/ [ʔɐl.kɐlˈd̪iː.ɐ], /ʔalkaldiˈa/ [ʔɐl.kɐlˈd͡ʒa] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔalkaldiˈa/ [ʔɐl.kɐlˈd̪ja] Rhymes: -ia, -a Syllabification: al‧kal‧di‧ya === Noun === alkaldiya or alkaldiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ) mayoralty (the office or term of a mayor); mayorship Synonyms: kaalkaldihan, pagkaalkalde mayor's office (historical) civil government of a province; provincial government ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alkaldiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alkaldiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 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 21