historya

Polish

Noun

historya f

  1. Pre-1816 spelling of historia.

Declension

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hisˈtoɾja/ [hɪsˈt̪oɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾja
  • Syllabification: his‧tor‧ya

Noun

historya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. history
    Synonym: kasaysayan

References

  • historya”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

Further reading