ensayklopidya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English encyclopedia, from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”). Doublet of ensiklopedya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔenˌsajkloˈpidja/ [ʔɛn̪ˌsaɪ̯.kloˈpiː.d͡ʒɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔenˌsajkloˈpidja/ [ʔɛn̪ˌsaɪ̯.kloˈpid̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -idja
• Syllabification: en‧say‧klo‧pid‧ya

Noun

ensáyklopídya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. encyclopedia

   Synonyms: talaalaman, ensiklopedya

Further reading

• “ensayklopidya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024