homiliya
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish homilía (“homily”), but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence (compare alkohol, behikulo, hedonismo, Hehoba, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, inhalador, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /homiˈlia/, [ho.mɪˈli.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: ho‧mi‧li‧ya
Noun[edit]
homiliya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜒᜎᜒᜌ) (Christianity)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “homiliya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018