miktataghay

Tagalog

Etymology

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Tagalog mik-
Tagalog tatag
Tagalog buhay
blend
Tagalog tataghay
Tagalog miktataghay

    From mik- (“micro-”, neologism) + tataghay (“organism”, neologism).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mikˌtataɡˈhaj/ [mɪkˌt̪aː.t̪ɐɡˈhaɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aj
    • Syllabification: mik‧ta‧tag‧hay

    Noun

    miktátagháy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜆᜄ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔) (microbiology, neologism)

    1. microorganism
      Synonym: mikroorganismo

    Further reading

    • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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