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.mɪˈliː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ho‧mi‧li‧ya

Noun

homiliya (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜒᜎᜒᜌ) (Christianity)

1. homily

See also

• sermon

Further reading

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