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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *tipdas (“measles”) with dissimilation. Compare Hanunoo tipdas, Bikol Central tipdas, and Cebuano tipdas.
Pronunciation
Noun
tigdás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)
- measles
- Synonyms: (Batangas) tuko, sarampiyon
- (Batangas) chickenpox
- Synonyms: bulutong-tubig, bulutong-manok, tuko
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tigdas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “tigdas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1288.
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot