antolohiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish antología, from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”), because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔantoloˈhia/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪o.loˈhiː.ɐ], /ʔantolohiˈa/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪o.loˈhja]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -a
  • Syllabification: an‧to‧lo‧hi‧ya

Noun

antolohiya or antolohiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. anthology (collection of literary works)
    Near-synonyms: kalipunan, katipunan, koleksiyon

See also

Further reading

  • “antolohiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “antolohiya”, 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 40
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