Henesis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Genesis

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Génesis, from Latin Genesis, a borrowing of Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, beginning, origin”), to translate Biblical Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít). Doublet of ari, dati, hati, and yari.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhenesis/ [ˌhɛː.n̪ɛˈsɪs], /heˈnesis/ [hɛˈn̪ɛː.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -enesis, -esis
• Syllabification: He‧ne‧sis

Proper noun

Hénesís or Henesis (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔) (biblical)

1. Genesis

Related terms

• abiyohenesis

Further reading

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