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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alegoría, from Latin allēgoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría, “figurative language”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alegoryá or alegorya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)
- allegory
- Synonyms: talinghaga, pananalinghaga, tayutay, pananayutay
Further reading
- “alegorya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “alegorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 32
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 31
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23