himnasya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gimnasia (“gymnastics”), from Ancient Greek γυμνασία (gumnasía, “exercise”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /himˈnasja/ [hɪmˈn̪aː.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: him‧nas‧ya

Noun

himnasya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. gymnastics

   Synonym: dyimnastiks

Related terms

• himnasta
• himnastiko
• himnasyo

 

Further reading

• “himnasya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018