protekta

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English protect with Spanish -a suffix, with the assumption that Spanish protecta exists, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”). See also Spanish proteger. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾoˈtekta/ [pɾoˈt̪ɛk.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ekta Syllabification: pro‧tek‧ta === Noun === protekta (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ) act of protection Synonyms: tanggol, sanggalang, depensa, proteksiyon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “protekta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018