PEDYA

This is a colloquial word that has come into use only in recent years. Also spelled pedia.

pedya
pediatrician

Filipinos have a tendency to shorten English words this way. For example, hepa for hepatitis.

Dinala ko ang bata sa pedya namin.
I brought the child to our pediatrician.

Sinong pedya ng pamilya ninyo?
Who’s your family pediatrician?

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