sihay

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of silid (“cell, room”) +‎ buhay (“life”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsihaj/, [ˈsi.haɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: si‧hay

Noun

sihay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (biology, neologism) cell
    Synonym: selula

Derived terms

References
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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