pandemya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pandemiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pandemia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /panˈdemja/ [pɐn̪ˈd̪ɛm.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -emja
• Syllabification: pan‧dem‧ya

Noun

pandemya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ᜔ᜌ)

1. pandemic
   • 2020 August 8, Aby Maraño, “Mga dahilan bakit kailangan natin mag-exercise sa panahon ng pandemya”, in Pilipino Star Ngayon‎^[1]:

     Bagama’t tila huminto ang mundo natin dahil sa pandemyang dulot ng COVID-19 virus, dapat nating alalahanin ang ating kalusugan.

     Although it appeared that our world has stopped due to the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, we still need to take into consideration our health.

   • 2020 September 17, Jason De Asis, “Community consultation on ex-rebels' concerns held in Aurora”, in Philippine News Agency‎^[2], archived from the original on October 3, 2020:

     Ang pandemya ay kayang solusyunan ng siyensa at ibayong disiplina subalit ang problemang pangkapayapaan ay nangangailangan ng tulong ng lahat.

     The pandemic can be solved by science and intense discipline but the peace problem needs the help of all.

Related terms

• endemya
• epidemya