kapsira

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of sangkap (“substance”) +‎ sira (“damage; defect”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kapˈsiɾaʔ/ [kɐpˈsiː.ɾɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾaʔ
  • Syllabification: kap‧si‧ra

Noun

kapsirà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ) (biochemistry, neologism)

  1. catabolism

Further reading

  • 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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