apresasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apreciación, with change of -ciación to -sasyon (see also asosasyon) due to difficulty in pronouncing two consecutive syllables with /sj/.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapɾesasˈjon/, [ʔɐ.pɾɛ.sɐˈʃon]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧pre‧sas‧yon

Noun

apresasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of apresyasyon: appreciation
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