anomalya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish anomalía (“anomaly”), from Latin anōmalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanomalˈja/ [ʔɐ.n̪o.mɐlˈja]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: a‧no‧mal‧ya
Noun
anomalyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- anomaly
- Synonym: kabalbalan
- irregularity (violation of rules)
- Synonym: iregularidad
- Iniimbestigahan na ng kagawaran ang pinapaniwalaang anomalya sa pagbili ng bagong makinarya.
- The department is investigating suspected irregularities in the purchase of new machinery.
Derived terms
- maanomalya
Related terms
See also
- katiwalian
- prawde
Further reading
- “anomalya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “anomalya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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 37