soolohiya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- soolohia — dated
- zoolohiya
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish zoología, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). Piecewise doublet of biyolohiya.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /soʔoloˈhia/ [so.ʔo.loˈhiː.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: so‧o‧lo‧hi‧ya
Noun
soolohiya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜂᜎᜓᜑᜒᜌ)
- zoology
- Synonyms: (neologism) dalubhayupan, (neologism) aghamhayop, (neologism) aghayop