palasihayan

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Tagalog pala-
Tagalog silid
Tagalog buhay
blend
Tagalog sihay
Proto-Austronesian *-an
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an
Proto-Philippine *-an
Tagalog -an
Tagalog palasihayan

    From pala- + sihay (“cell”, neologism) + -an.

    Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Haynayan (Subcommittee on Biology), headed by Zenon R. Torres.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌlasiˈhajan/ [pɐˌlaː.sɪˈhaː.jɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -ajan
    • Syllabification: pa‧la‧si‧ha‧yan

    Noun

    palásiháyan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜐᜒᜑᜌᜈ᜔) (biology, neologism)

    1. cytology
      Synonym: sitolohiya

    References

    • 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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