agamahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From Maranao agama +‎ -han, from Sanskrit आगम (āgama). Compare agham.

Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Batnayan (Subcommittee on Philosophy), headed by Conrado R. Reyes.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡaˈmahan/ [ʔɐ.ɣɐˈmaː.hɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: a‧ga‧ma‧han

Noun

agamahan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜋᜑᜈ᜔) (neologism)

1. religion

   Synonym: relihiyon

References

• Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL