abiyolohiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abiología, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation, narrative”) + -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabioloˈhia/ [ʔɐ.bjo.loˈhi.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: a‧bi‧yo‧lo‧hi‧ya

Noun

abiyolohiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜌᜓᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. abiology (sciences that deal with inorganic bodies)
    Synonym: (neologism) agwalbuhay

Further reading
  • 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
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