kandililya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from now obsolete Spanish candelilla (“bougie; catheter; flexible instrument for exploring and healing the urinary tract”, literally “little candle”). See also kalilya.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kandiˈlilja/ [kɐn.dɪˈlil.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: kan‧di‧lil‧ya

Noun

kandililya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) (medicine)

  1. catheter
    Synonyms: katiter, kalilya

Further reading
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 244
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 107
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