anestisa

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from anestesia + -izar, thinking a word *anestizar exists. See also Spanish anestesiar.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanestiˈsa/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɛs.t̪ɪˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧nes‧ti‧sa

Noun

anestisá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ)

  1. act of anesthetization

Derived terms

Further reading

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