alkayseriya

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alcaicería, from Andalusian Arabic القَيْصَرِيَّة (alqayṣaríyya), from Arabic قَيْصَر (qayṣar, Caesar; emperor), in turn from Ancient Greek Καῖσᾰρ (Kaîsar), from Latin Caesar, after the fact that such marketplaces in Andalusia were built by imperial decree.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkajseˈɾia/ [ʔɐl.kaɪ̯.sɛˈɾiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: al‧kay‧se‧ri‧ya

Noun

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alkayseriya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. (historical) marketplace and residence of the Chinese in Manila during the Spanish period
    Synonym: parian
  2. (trading) marketplace of silk, cotton, and other materials for trade
    Synonyms: pamilihan, parian
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Further reading

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  • alkayseriya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018