akwaryum

Cebuano

Etymology

From English aquarium, borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua -arium.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ak‧war‧yum

Noun

akwaryum

1. a fish tank; an aquarium
2. a public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• akuwariyum — superseded, pre-2014

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂

Proto-Italic *akʷā

Latin aqua

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -ārius

Latin aquāriumbor.

English aquariumbor.

Tagalog akwaryum

Borrowed from English aquarium, borrowed from Latin aquārium. Doublet of akwaryo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakˈwaɾjum/ [ʔɐk̠ˈwaɾ.jʊm]
• Rhymes: -aɾjum
• Syllabification: ak‧war‧yum

Noun

akwaryum (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜏᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔)

1. aquarium

   Synonyms: akwaryo, pabiyay, isdaan

Further reading

• “akwaryum”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “akwaryum”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018