ensayklopidya

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Ancient Greek ἐν (en)

Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos

Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)

Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos)

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der.

Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits

Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs)

Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)

Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)

Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā)

Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor.

New Latin encyclopaedīalbor.

English encyclopediabor.

Tagalog ensayklopidya

Borrowed from English encyclopedia, a learned borrowing from New Latin encyclopaedīa, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā), from ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā). Doublet of ensiklopedya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔenˌsajkloˈpidja/ [ʔɛn̪ˌsaɪ̯.kloˈpiː.d͡ʒɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔenˌsajkloˈpidja/ [ʔɛn̪ˌsaɪ̯.kloˈpid̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -idja
• Syllabification: en‧say‧klo‧pid‧ya

Noun

ensáyklopídya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. encyclopedia

   Synonyms: talaalaman, ensiklopedya

Further reading

• “ensayklopidya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025