akromegalya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acromegalia, from French acromégalie, from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakɾomeˈɡalja/ [ʔɐ.kɾo.mɛˈɣal.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: a‧kro‧me‧gal‧ya

Noun

akromegalya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜄᜎ᜔ᜌ) (pathology)

  1. acromegaly

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 9
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