ensiklopedya

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ensayklopedya

Etymology

From Spanish enciclopedia, borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from a univerbation of Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”), from παιδεύω (paideúō, “rear a child”) + -ίᾱ (-íā), from παῖς (paîs, “child”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en‧si‧klo‧pe‧dya

Noun

ensiklopedya

1. an encyclopedia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish enciclopedia, from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”). Doublet of ensayklopidya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔensikloˈpedja/ [ʔɛn.sɪk.loˈpɛ.d͡ʒɐ]
• Rhymes: -edja
• Syllabification: en‧sik‧lo‧ped‧ya

Noun

ensiklopedya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. encyclopedia

   Synonyms: talaalaman, ensayklopidya

Related terms

• ensiklopediko

 

Further reading

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