historya
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish historia, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, either due to English influence or a desire to differentiate from similar words, as suggested by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF). Attested from the 1960s. Doublet of istorya.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: his‧tor‧ya
- IPA(key): /hisˈtoɾja/, [hɪsˈtoɾ.jɐ]
Noun
historya
- (common) Alternative form of istorya: history
- Synonym: kasaysayan
Related terms
- historyador
References
- “historya” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.
Further reading
- “historya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018