biyolohiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish biología (“biology”), from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation, narrative”) + -ία (-ía). Piecewise doublet of soolohiya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bioloˈhia/ [bjo.loˈhiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: bi‧yo‧lo‧hi‧ya

Noun

biyolohiya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜓᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. biology
    Synonyms: (neologism) haynayan, (neologism) aghambuhay, (neologism) agbuhay
    • 2005, Kayamanan Iv' 2005 Ed.‎[1], Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 13:
      Ang pag-aaral ukol sa mga pananim at mga hayop ay tinatalakay sa biyolohiya.
      The study of crops and animals are discussed in biology.

Further reading

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