miktubo

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of mikmik +‎ tubo. Possible calque of Latin cannula, from from canna (“cane; reed; object made from or shaped like a cane or reed”) + -ula (feminine diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mikˈtubo/ [mɪkˈt̪uː.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ubo
  • Syllabification: mik‧tu‧bo

Noun

miktubo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜊᜓ) (neologism)

  1. cannula
    Synonym: kanula

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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