alegorya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alegoria — dated
• alegoriya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alegoría, from Latin allēgoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría, “figurative language”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaleɡoɾˈja/ [ʔɐ.lɛ.ɣoɾˈja], /ʔaleˈɡoɾja/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈɣoɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -a, -oɾja
• Syllabification: a‧le‧gor‧ya

Noun

alegoryá or alegorya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. allegory

   Synonyms: talinghaga, pananalinghaga, tayutay, pananayutay

Related terms

• alegorika
• alegoriko
• alegorisa
• alegorista

Further reading

• “alegorya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “alegorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 32
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 31
• 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 23