alerhiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alergia, from German Allergie. Doublet of alerdyi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleɾˈhia/ [ʔɐ.lɛɾˈhiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: a‧ler‧hi‧ya

Noun

alerhiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜌ)

  1. allergy
    Synonyms: taluhiyang, alerdyi

Further reading

  • “alerhiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 23
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