bakterya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bacteria, from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bakˈteɾja/ [bɐkˈtɛɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾja
  • Syllabification: bak‧ter‧ya

Noun

bakterya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ) (microbiology)

  1. bacterium; bacteria
    Synonym: (neologism) ishay
  • bakteryolohiya

Further reading
  • “bakterya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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