resistensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• resistensya — common, nonstandard

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish resistencia, from Latin resistentia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾesisˈtensia/ [ɾɛ.sɪsˈtɛːn.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: re‧sis‧ten‧si‧ya

Noun

resisténsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. resistance; endurance

   Synonyms: tibay, tatag, lakas

2. (medicine, by extension) immunity

See also

• taliway

Further reading

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