selula

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English cellular.

Noun

selula class IX (plural selula class X)

  1. mobile phone (a portable telephone, a cellphone)
    Synonyms: simu ya mkononi, simu ya rununu, rununu

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish célula.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈselula/ [ˌsɛː.lʊˈla]
  • Rhymes: -elula
  • Syllabification: se‧lu‧la

Noun

sélulá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜓᜎ)

  1. (biology) cell
    Synonym: sihay

Further reading

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