abiyolohiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abiología, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation, narrative”) + -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabioloˈhia/ [ʔɐ.bjo.loˈhiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: a‧bi‧yo‧lo‧hi‧ya

Noun

abiyolohiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜌᜓᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)

1. abiology (sciences that deal with inorganic bodies)

   Synonym: (neologism) agwalbuhay

Related terms

• biyolohiya

 

Further reading

• 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 3
• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 6