alegorya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alegoría, from Latin allēgoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría, “figurative language”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleɡoɾˈja/ [ʔɐ.lɛ.ɣoɾˈja], /ʔaleˈɡoɾja/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈɣoɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -a, -oɾja
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧gor‧ya

Noun

alegoryá or alegorya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. allegory
    Synonyms: talinghaga, pananalinghaga, tayutay, pananayutay

Further reading

  • “alegorya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alegorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 32
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 31
  • 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 23
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