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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish acromegalia, from French acromégalie, from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”).
Pronunciation
Noun
akromegalya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜄᜎ᜔ᜌ) (pathology)
- acromegaly
Further reading
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 9