agham-wika

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aghamwika

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡˌham ˈwikaʔ/ [ʔɐɡˌham ˈwiː.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^[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”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• 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 (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 19