istorya

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔisˈtoɾja/ [ʔisˈtoɾ.ja]
• Hyphenation: is‧tor‧ya

Noun

istórya (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜍ᜔ᜌ)

1. alternative spelling of istoriya

Verb

istórya (plural iristorya, Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜍ᜔ᜌ)

1. alternative spelling of istoriya

Ladino

Noun

istorya f (Hebrew spelling איסטורייה)

1. history

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Indo-European *wéydtōr

Proto-Hellenic *wístōr

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στωρ (hĭ́stōr)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā)bor.

Latin historia

Spanish historiabor.

Tagalog istorya

Borrowed from Spanish historia, from Latin historia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā). Doublet of historya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈtoɾja/ [ʔɪsˈt̪oɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -oɾja
• Syllabification: is‧tor‧ya

Noun

istorya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. story; narration

   Synonyms: kuwento, salaysay

2. rumor; gossip

   Synonyms: tsismis, sabi-sabi

3. alternative form of historya

Derived terms

• istoryahan

Related terms

• istoriko
• istoryador
• istoryograpiya
• istoryograpo

Further reading

• “istorya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “istorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018