historya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish historia, but with the silent H pronounced as /h/, either due to English influence or a desire to differentiate from similar words, as suggested by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF). Attested from the 1960s. Doublet of istorya.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: his‧tor‧ya
• IPA^(key): /hisˈtoɾja/, [hɪsˈtoɾjɐ]

Noun

historya

1. (common) Alternative form of istorya: history

   Synonym: kasaysayan

Related terms

• historyador

References

• “historya” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010.

Further reading

• “historya” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.