This word entered the Philippine lexicon via the English language. It can be Tagalized as tinya or tiniya.
tinea
ringworm
Ringworm isn’t a worm. It’s a skin infection that’s caused by moldlike fungi that live on the dead tissues of your skin, hair, and nails. You can get it in any of these places — and on your scalp. When you get it between your toes, it’s what people call athlete’s foot.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
tinea:nakahahawang sakít sa balát na sanhi ng parasitikong funggus at nagdudulot ng pabilóg na batik sa balát
(tí·ni·yá)
