palawikaan

Tagalog

Etymology

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Tagalog pala-
Tagalog wika
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an
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Tagalog palawikaan

    From palawika (“philologist”) + -an.

    Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Ulnayan (Subcommittee on Social Sciences), headed by Lucila A. Salazar.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palawiˈkaʔan/ [pɐ.lɐ.wɪˈxaː.ʔɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -aʔan
    • Syllabification: pa‧la‧wi‧ka‧an

    Noun

    palawikaan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜏᜒᜃᜀᜈ᜔) (neologism)

    1. philology
      Synonyms: pilolohiya, agham-wika, dalubwikaan, lingguwistika, agwika

    Further reading

    • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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