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Tagalog
Etymology
From lusog + ka- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /kaluˈsuɡan/ , /ˌkaluˈsuɡan/ (“health (in general)”)
- IPA(key): /kalusuˈɡan/ (“healthiness; luxuriant health”)
- Syllabification: ka‧lu‧su‧gan
Noun
kalusugan or kálusúgan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜐᜓᜄᜈ᜔)
- health (general sense)
- Synonyms: lusog, salud, sanidad
Derived terms
Noun
kalusugán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜐᜓᜄᜈ᜔)
- healthiness; robustness
- Synonyms: pagkamalusog, lusog, sanidad
- luxuriant health (e.g of business, plants, or people)
- Synonyms: (of business) kaunlaran, (of organisms) katabaan, kayabungan
Further reading
- “kalusugan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018