kategorya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish categoría, from Late Latin catēgoria, from Ancient Greek κατηγορία (katēgoría).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kateˈɡoɾja/ [kɐ.t̪ɛˈɣoɾ.jɐ], /kateɡoɾˈja/ [kɐ.t̪ɛ.ɣoɾˈja]
  • Rhymes: -oɾja, -a
  • Syllabification: ka‧te‧gor‧ya

Noun

kategorya or kategoryá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. category; class
    Synonyms: uri, klase
  2. condition; position
    Synonyms: lagay, kalagayan, tayo, katayuan
  3. ability; talent
    Synonyms: kakayahan, katangian, abilidad

Further reading

  • kategorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018