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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from now obsolete Spanish candelilla (“bougie; catheter; flexible instrument for exploring and healing the urinary tract”, literally “little candle”). See also kalilya.
Pronunciation
Noun
kandililya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) (medicine)
- catheter
- Synonyms: katiter, kalilya
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 244
- 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 107