resistensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• resistansiya — pseudo-Hispanism
• resistansya — pseudo-Hispanism, superseded, pre-2007
• resistensya — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish resistencia, from Latin resistentia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾesisˈtensia/ [ɾɛ.sɪsˈt̪ɛn̪.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ɾesisˈtensia/ [ɾɛ.sɪsˈt̪ɛn̪.sjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: re‧sis‧ten‧si‧ya

Noun

resisténsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. resistance; endurance

   Synonyms: tibay, tatag, lakas

2. (medicine, by extension) immunity

See also

• taliway

Further reading

• “resistensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018