protina

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish proteína (“protein”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtina/ [pɾoˈt̪iː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: pro‧ti‧na

Noun

protina (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜈ)

1. (biochemistry, nutrition) protein

Further reading

• “protina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018