megalomanya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish megalomanía, from Ancient Greek μεγαλο- (megalo-) -manía.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /meɡaloˈmanja/ [mɛ.ɣɐ.loˈmaː.ɲɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /meɡaloˈmanja/ [mɛ.ɣɐ.loˈman̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -anja
• Syllabification: me‧ga‧lo‧man‧ya

Noun

megalomanya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. megalomania

Adjective

megalomanya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. megalomaniac

Further reading

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