abiyolohiya
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish abiología, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation, narrative”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabioloˈhia/, [ʔɐ.bjo.loˈhi.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: a‧bi‧yo‧lo‧hi‧ya
Noun edit
abiyolohiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜌᜓᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)
- abiology (sciences that deal with inorganic bodies)
- Synonym: (neologism) agwalbuhay
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Further reading edit
- 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
- Santos, Vito C., Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), Metro Manila: National Book Store, page 6