protekta

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English protect with Spanish -a suffix, with the assumption that Spanish protecta exists, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”). See also Spanish proteger.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾoˈtekta/ [pɾoˈt̪ɛk.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ekta
  • Syllabification: pro‧tek‧ta

Noun

protekta (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ)

  1. act of protection
    Synonyms: tanggol, sanggalang, depensa, proteksiyon

Derived terms

  • ipaprotekta
  • iprotekta
  • magprotekta
  • makaprotekta
  • makiprotekta
  • mangprotekta
  • maprotekta
  • pagkakaprotekta
  • pagkaprotekta
  • palaprotekta
  • pangprotekta
  • paprotekta
  • protektahan
  • protektahin
  • tagapagprotekta
  • tagaprotekta

Further reading

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