homiliya

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • homilya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish homilía (“homily”), but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence (compare alkohol, behikulo, hedonismo, Hehoba, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, inhalador, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /homiˈlia/ [ho.mɪˈli.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ho‧mi‧li‧ya

Noun

homiliya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜒᜎᜒᜌ) (Christianity)

  1. homily

See also

Further reading
  • “homiliya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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