amonya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmonja/ [ʔɐˈmon̪.jɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧mon‧ya

Noun

amonya (Badlit spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. ammonia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English ammonia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmonja/ [ʔɐˈmoː.ɲɐ]
• Rhymes: -onja
• Syllabification: a‧mon‧ya

Noun

amonya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. ammonia

   Synonym: amonyako

Related terms

• amonyo
• amonyakal

Further reading

• “amonya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “amonya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018