potosintesis

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fotosíntesis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /potoˈsintesis/ [po.t̪oˌsin̪.t̪ɛˈsɪs]
  • Rhymes: -intesis
  • Syllabification: po‧to‧sin‧te‧sis

Noun

potosíntesís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔) (biochemistry, organic chemistry)

  1. photosynthesis

Further reading

  • 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 288
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