Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Biograpiya
biographyNoun
- Alternative meanings
biography; life story; story of a person; text about the life of someone; written life account
- Pronunciation
bee-oh-grah-PEE-yah
- Root and affixes
A borrowed form adapted from biografía/biography. It is related to kinabuhi, life, and pagsaysay, narration or account.
- Variants or conjugations
biography; life story; life account; life history; profile; written biography
- Related words and expressions
life; person; history; narration; book; text; personality; achievement
- Meaning and usage notes
Biograpiya is common in educational, literary, or informational contexts. For life story, sugilanon sa kinabuhi can be used.
biographybookcultureeducationhistorylifepersontext
Nagbasa ko sa biograpiya sa usa ka magsusulat.
I read the biography of a writer.
Ang biograpiya naghisgot sa iyang kinabuhi ug kalampusan.
The biography talks about his or her life and achievements.