antropolohiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish antropología (anthropology), from New Latin anthrōpologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, human, mankind) + -λογία (-logía).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔantɾopoloˈhia/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɾo.po.loˈhiː.ɐ], /ʔantɾopolohiˈa/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɾo.po.loˈhja]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -a
  • Syllabification: an‧tro‧po‧lo‧hi‧ya

Noun

antropolohiya or antropolohiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. anthropology
    Synonyms: agham-tao, palatauhan, (neologism) dalubtauhan, (neologism) agtao

Further reading

  • antropolohiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • antropolohiya”, 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