protina

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish proteína (protein).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾoˈtina/ [pɾoˈt̪iː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: pro‧ti‧na

Noun

protina (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜈ) (biochemistry, nutrition)

  1. protein

Further reading

  • protina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018