empermedad

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish enfermedad, from Latin īnfirmitātem (“weakness”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔempeɾmeˈdad/ [ʔɛm.pɛɾ.mɛˈd̪ad̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: em‧per‧me‧dad

Noun

empermedád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

  1. infirmity; illness; ailment
    Synonyms: sakit, karamdaman

See also

  • panghihina

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 238
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