bakuna

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vacuna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈkuna/

Noun

bakuna

1. (medicine) vaccine; vaccination
   • 2010, Farm Progress Magazine, Volume 3‎^[1]:

     Dapat ulitin ang bakuna sa mga ibon na walang reaksiyon.

     Vaccination should be repeated to fowls that did not show any reaction.

   • 2019 September 23, Raphael Bosano, “Publiko hinikayat na tangkilikin ang libreng bakuna vs polio”, in ABS-CBN News‎^[2], archived from the original on 30 September 2019:

     Hinikayat ng Department of Health (DOH) ang mga magulang na tangkilikin ang mga libreng bakuna kontra polio, lalo para sa mga batang may edad 5 pababa.

     The Department of Health (DOH) urged the parents to take advantage of the free anti-polio vaccine, especially for the children under the age of 5.

Derived terms

• bakunahan
• magpabakuna

 

Related terms

• baka