katiter

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English catheter, from French cathéter, from Ancient Greek καθετήρ (kathetḗr, “surgical instrument for emptying the bladder”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkatiteɾ/ [ˌkaː.t̪ɪˈt̪ɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -atiteɾ
  • Syllabification: ka‧ti‧ter

Noun

kátitér (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔) (medicine)

  1. catheter
    Synonyms: kandililya, kalilya

See also

Further reading

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