root words: silid (“cell, room”) + buhay (“life”)
sihay
cell
This is a coined word or neologism. Most Filipinos simply use the English word as is (which can be transliterated as sel) or the Spanish-derived term selula.
| ENGLISH | TAGALOG |
|---|---|
| cell | sihay |
| plasma membrane | lamad ng kaphay |
| nucleus | butod |
| mitochondria | sulidlawas |
| endoplasmic reticulum | panloobkaphay |
| Golgi bodies | Golgilawas |
| lysosome | biluslawas |
| vacuole | lungkad |
| centriole | gitbutil |
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
sihay: mikroskopikong estruktura ng mga hayop at halaman na naglalamán ng nuklear at cytoplasmic na materyales na napapaloob sa isang semi-permeable membrane
