resistensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish resistencia, from Latin resistentia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɾesisˈtensia/ [ɾɛ.sɪsˈt̪ɛn̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɾesisˈtensia/ [ɾɛ.sɪsˈt̪ɛn̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ensia
  • Syllabification: re‧sis‧ten‧si‧ya

Noun

resisténsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. resistance; endurance
    Synonyms: tibay, tatag, lakas
  2. (medicine, by extension) immunity

See also

  • taliway

Further reading

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