amonya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus (salt of Amun, ammonium chloride), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmonja/, [ʔʌˈmon̪.jʌ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧mon‧ya

Noun

amonya (Badlit spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

  1. ammonia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English ammonia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmonja/ [ʔɐˈmo.ɲɐ]
  • Rhymes: -onja
  • Syllabification: a‧mon‧ya

Noun

amonya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

  1. ammonia
    Synonym: amonyako
  • amonyo
  • amonyakal

Further reading

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