trawma

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtɾawma/ [ˈt̪ɾaʊ̯.mɐ]
    • Rhymes: -awma
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtɾoma/ [ˈt̪ɾoː.mɐ] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: traw‧ma

Noun

trawma (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜏ᜔ᜋ) (emergency medicine, psychology)

1. trauma

Related terms

• trawmatiko

Further reading

• “trawma”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “trawma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.