antropolohiya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- antropolohia — dated
- antropolohya — superseded, pre-2014
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)
- anthropology
- Synonyms: agham-tao, palatauhan, (neologism) dalubtauhan, (neologism) agtao
Related terms
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