resistensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish resistencia, from Latin resistentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾesisˈtensia/, [ɾɛ.sɪsˈtɛn.ʃɐ]
  • Hyphenation: 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
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