analohiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish analogía (analogy), from Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀνᾰλογίᾱ (anălogíā, mathematical proportion).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanaloˈhia/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɐ.loˈhiː.ɐ], /ʔanalohiˈa/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɐ.loˈhja]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -a
  • Syllabification: a‧na‧lo‧hi‧ya

Noun

analohiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. analogy
    Synonyms: paghahalintulad, pagwawangis

Further reading

  • analohiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • analohiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • 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 33