agham-wika

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From agham (“science”) +‎ wika (“language”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡˌham ˈwikaʔ/ [ʔɐɡˌham ˈwi.xɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ikaʔ
  • Syllabification: ag‧ham-wi‧ka

Noun

aghám-wikà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜑᜋ᜔ᜏᜒᜃ)

  1. linguistics
    Synonyms: lingguwistika, dalubwikaan, agwika, palawikaan
    • 1971, Katipunan, Volume 1‎, Kagawaran ng Araling Pilipino, Ateneo de Manila, page 14:
      Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit mayroon tayong lingguwistika o aghamwika.
      That is the reason why we have linguistics.

References
  • “agham-wika” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 19
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