sanidad

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sanidad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saniˈdad/ [sa.n̪iˈd̪ad̪]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ni‧dad

Noun

sanidád (Basahan spelling ᜐᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

1. sanitation

   Synonym: kalinigan

2. sanity

   Synonym: liwanag kan isip

3. sanitary officer

   Synonym: sanitariyo

Spanish

Etymology

From either Old Spanish sanidad, from Latin sanitātem (health (physically) or sanity (mentally)), or more likely formed within Spanish from sano +‎ -idad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saniˈdad/ [sa.niˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: sa‧ni‧dad

Noun

sanidad f (plural sanidades)

1. health

   Synonym: salud

Related terms

• sanitario
• sano

Further reading

• “sanidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *sānos

Latin sānus

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -tās

Latin sānitātem

Old Spanish sanidad

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Latin sānus

Spanish sano

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Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itātemlbor.

Spanish -idad

Spanish sanidadbor.

Tagalog sanidad

Borrowed from Spanish sanidad, from Old Spanish sanidad, or from sano + -idad. The fourth sense is a semantic loan from English sanity.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saniˈdad/ [sɐ.n̪ɪˈd̪ad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: sa‧ni‧dad

Noun

sanidád (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

1. health; healthiness

   Synonym: kalusugan

2. sanitation; cleanliness

   Synonym: kalinisan

3. sanitary officer; health inspector

   Synonym: sanitaryo

4. (colloquial) sanity

   Synonym: kaliwanagan ng isip

   • 2017, The Manila Collegian Vol. 31 Issue No. 6, Page 8:

     gusto ko din i-extend ang sanidad ko. ang daming gawain nkklk -not so witty howitzer, CP20boom-boom

     I also want to extend my sanity, there's so much work, it's making me crazy. -not so witty howitzer, CP20boom-boom

Further reading

• “sanidad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “sanidad”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.