diyabetes
diyabétes with stress marks
diabetes
Usage Note
Diyabetes is a loanword from English, ultimately from Greek, and is the common Filipino term for the chronic metabolic condition. It is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, so the word is widely recognized; some speakers shorten it informally to dyabetes.
Examples
" May diyabetes ang nanay ko. "
Natural Translation
My mother has diabetes.
Literal Translation
There-is diabetes the mother my.
" May diyabetes ang lolo ko. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather has diabetes.
Literal Translation
There-is diabetes the grandfather my.
" Dahil may diyabetes ang tatay ko, umiiwas na siya sa matatamis at araw-araw na siyang naglalakad. "
Natural Translation
Because my father has diabetes, he avoids sweets and walks every day.
Literal Translation
Because there-is diabetes the father my, avoiding already he in sweets and every-day that he walking.
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