altapresyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alta presión (“high [blood] pressure”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔaltapɾesˈjon/ [ˌʔaːl.tɐ.pɾɛˈʃon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧ta‧pres‧yon

Noun

áltapresyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. hypertension; high blood pressure

   Synonym: hayblad

Related terms

• alta
• presyon

 

Further reading

• “altapresyon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “altapresyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018