mikrobyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish microbio, from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miˈkɾobjo/ [mɪˈkɾob.jo]
  • Rhymes: -objo
  • Syllabification: mi‧krob‧yo

Noun

mikrobyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (microbiology) microbe; microorganism; germ
    Synonyms: mikroorganismo, kagaw

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