dipterya
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Hyphenation: dip‧ter‧ya
Noun edit
dipterya
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish difteria.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dipterya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)