elementarya

Cebuano

Etymology

From American English elementary school. Displaced kolehiyo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧le‧men‧tar‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ʔelemenˈtaɾja/ [ʔe.l̪e.men̪ˈt̪aɾ̪.jɐ]

Noun

elementarya

1. an elementary school; a grade school

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:elementarya.

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English elementary, influenced by Spanish -aria, from Latin elementārius (“elementary”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔelemenˈtaɾja/ [ʔɛ.lɛ.mɛn̪ˈt̪aɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾja
• Syllabification: e‧le‧men‧tar‧ya

Adjective

elementarya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. elementary

   Synonyms: payak, pangunahin, primarya

Derived terms

• kurikulong elementarya
• kursong elementarya
• paaralang elementarya

 

Related terms

• elemental
• elemento

 

Noun

elementarya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. (education) elementary school

   Synonyms: mababang paaralan, paaralang elementarya

Further reading

• “elementarya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “elementarya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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 229