antropolohiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• antropolohia — dated
• antropolohya — superseded, pre-2014

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish antropología (“anthropology”), from New Latin anthrōpologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔantɾopoloˈhia/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɾo.po.loˈhiː.jɐ], /ʔantɾopolohiˈa/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɾo.po.loˈhja]
• Rhymes: -ia, -a
• Syllabification: an‧tro‧po‧lo‧hi‧ya

Noun

antropolohiya or antropolohiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)

1. anthropology

   Synonyms: agham-tao, palatauhan, (neologism) dalubtauhan, (neologism) agtao

Related terms

• antropologo
• antropolohikal
• antropolohiko
• antropolohista
• antropopago
• antropoyde

Further reading

• “antropolohiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “antropolohiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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 40