anestesya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anestesia, from Ancient Greek ἀναισθησία (anaisthēsía). Doublet of anestisya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanesˈtesja/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɛsˈt̪ɛː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔanesˈtesja/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɛsˈt̪ɛs.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: a‧nes‧tes‧ya

Noun

anestesya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ) (medicine)

  1. anesthesia (loss of bodily sensation)
    Synonyms: anestisya, kawalang-damdam
  2. (colloquial) anesthetic (a substance for the reduced perception of pain)
    Synonyms: anestesiko, anestetik, gamot-pampamanhid, pampamanhid, pangimay, (colloquial) anestisya

Derived terms

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 52
  • 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 35
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