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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧say
- IPA(key): /kiˈsaj/,
Pronoun
kisáy
- Alternative form of ki isay
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Kapampangan kise.
Pronunciation
Noun
kisáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜌ᜔)
- (medicine) spasm; convulsion
- Synonyms: kisig, palag, pagkisay, pangingisay
- epilepsy
- Synonym: epilepsiya
- death throe
- Synonym: paghihingalo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kisay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 89