himnasya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gimnasia (“gymnastics”), from Ancient Greek γυμνασία (gumnasía, “exercise”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /himˈnasja/ [hɪmˈn̪aː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /himˈnasja/ [hɪmˈn̪as.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: him‧nas‧ya

Noun

himnasya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. gymnastics
    Synonym: dyimnastiks

Further reading

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