Etymology
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Blend of tatag (“organizing”) + buhay (“life”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˌtataɡˈhaj/, [ˌta.tɐɡˈhaɪ̯]
- Hyphenation: ta‧tag‧hay
tátagháy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜄ᜔ᜑᜌ᜔)
- (biology, neologism) organism
- Synonym: organismo
References
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- 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