dipterya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish difteria, from French diphthérie, coined 1857 by Pierre Bretonneau; from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “prepared hide, leather”), for the tough membrane that forms in the throat. Bretonneau earlier used diphthérite, from which diphtheritis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: dip‧ter‧ya

Noun

dipterya

  1. diphtheria

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish difteria.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dipˈteɾja/ [d̪ɪpˈt̪ɛɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾja
  • Syllabification: dip‧ter‧ya

Noun

dipterya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. diphtheria
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