ensayklopidya
Tagalog
Etymology
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Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos)
Tagalog ensayklopidya
Borrowed from English encyclopedia, a learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedīa, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā), from ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā). Doublet of ensiklopedya.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔenˌsajkloˈpidja/ [ʔɛn̪ˌsaɪ̯.kloˈpiː.d͡ʒɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔenˌsajkloˈpidja/ [ʔɛn̪ˌsaɪ̯.kloˈpid̪.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -idja
- Syllabification: en‧say‧klo‧pid‧ya
Noun
ensáyklopídya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)
- encyclopedia
- Synonyms: talaalaman, ensiklopedya
Further reading
- “ensayklopidya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025