alkimiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alquimia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (al-kímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā). Compare Malay kimia. Doublet of kemistri and kimika.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkiˈmia/, [ʔɐl.kɪˈmi.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: al‧ki‧mi‧ya

Noun

alkimiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜋᜒᜌ)

  1. alchemy

Further reading
  • “alkimiya”, 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 27
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