protekta
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English protect with Spanish -a suffix, with the assumption that Spanish protecta exists, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”). See also Spanish proteger.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾoˈtekta/ [pɾoˈt̪ɛk.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ekta
- Syllabification: pro‧tek‧ta
Noun
[edit]protekta (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ)
- act of protection
- Synonyms: tanggol, sanggalang, depensa, proteksiyon
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “protekta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ekta
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ekta/3 syllables
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