altapresyon

See also: alta presyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• altapresiyon, alta presiyon — superseded, pre-2014
• alta presyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alta presión (“high [blood] pressure”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔaltapɾesˈjon/ [ˌʔal.t̪ɐ.pɾɛˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌʔaltapɾesˈjon/ [ˌʔal.t̪ɐ.pɾɛsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧ta‧pres‧yon

Noun

áltapresyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. hypertension; high blood pressure

   Synonym: hayblad

Related terms

• alta
• presyon

Further reading

• “altapresyon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “altapresyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 27