resistensiya

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish resistencia, from Latin resistentia.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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resisténsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

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

See also

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Further reading

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