protektado

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English protected, influenced by Spanish -ado with the assumption that Spanish protectado exists. By surface analysis, protekta +‎ -ado. The proper Spanish word would be Spanish protegido. See also protehido.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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protektado (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

  1. protected
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Further reading

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  • protektado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018