mikrobyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish microbio, from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mikˈɾobjo/ [mɪkˈɾob.jo]
• Rhymes: -objo
• Syllabification: mik‧rob‧yo

Noun

mikrobyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. (microbiology) microbe; microorganism; germ

   Synonyms: mikroorganismo, kagaw

Related terms

• biyograpiya
• biyologo
• biyolohiya
• biyopisika
• biyopsiya
• mikrokosmo
• mikron
• mikroorganismo
• mikropono
• mikroskopyo

 

Further reading

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