Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Pandemiya
pandemicnoun
- Pronunciation
pan-deh-MEE-yah
- Root and affixes
Borrowed from Spanish pandemia, adapted as pandemiya in Cebuano. It is used in medical, social, and public health contexts.
- Meaning and usage notes
Use pandemiya when a disease spreads on a large scale, beyond one community or country. For a more localized outbreak, epidemiya or brote may be more precise.
diseaseepidemichealthinfectionoutbreakpandemicsocietyworld
Daghang nasod ang naapektuhan sa pandemiya.
Many countries were affected by the pandemic.
Importante ang impormasyon sa panahon sa pandemiya.
Information is important during a pandemic.