akademya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish academia (“academy”), from Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakaˈdemja/, [ʔɐ.xɐˈdɛm.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Homophone: Academia
  • Syllabification: a‧ka‧dem‧ya

Noun

akademya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜇᜒᜋ᜔ᜌ)

  1. academy (place of higher learning)
  2. association

See also

References
  • “akademya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “akademya”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • 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 5
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