sihay

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of silid (“cell, room”) +‎ buhay (“life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsihaj/, [ˈsi.haɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: si‧hay

Noun

sihay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜑᜌ᜔)

1. (biology, neologism) cell

   Synonym: selula

Derived terms

• hatinsihay
• palasihayan
• palasihayanan
• sihayan

 

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL