protektado

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English protected, influenced by Spanish -ado with the assumption that Spanish protectado exists. By surface analysis, protekta +‎ -ado. The proper Spanish word would be Spanish protegido. See also protehido.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾotekˈtado/ [pɾo.t̪ɛkˈt̪aː.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: pro‧tek‧ta‧do

Adjective

protektado (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

  1. protected

Further reading

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