alkimiya

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish alquimia, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكِيمْيَا (al-kímya) and Medieval Latin alchemia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā). Compare Malay kimia. Doublet of kemistri and kimika.

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Noun[edit]

alkimiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜋᜒᜌ)

  1. alchemy

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Further reading[edit]

  • alkimiya”, 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 27