Henesis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Génesis, from Latin Genesis, a borrowing of Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”), to translate Biblical Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít). Doublet of ari, dati, hati, and yari.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhenesis/ [ˌhɛː.n̪ɛˈsɪs], /heˈnesis/ [hɛˈn̪ɛː.sɪs]
  • Rhymes: -enesis, -esis
  • Syllabification: He‧ne‧sis

Proper noun

Hénesís or Henesis (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔) (biblical)

  1. Genesis

Further reading

  • “Henesis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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