bakterya

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bacteria, from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bakˈteɾja/, [bɐkˈtɛɾ.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: bak‧ter‧ya

Noun[edit]

bakterya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ) (microbiology)

  1. bacterium; bacteria
    Synonym: (neologism) ishay

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Further reading[edit]

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