dipterya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish difteria, from French diphthérie, coined 1857 by Pierre Bretonneau; from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “prepared hide, leather”), for the tough membrane that forms in the throat. Bretonneau earlier used diphthérite, from which diphtheritis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dip‧ter‧ya

Noun

dipterya

1. diphtheria

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish difteria.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dipˈteɾja/ [d̪ɪpˈt̪ɛɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Syllabification: dip‧ter‧ya

Noun

dipterya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. diphtheria