abrebyasyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abreviación, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabɾebjasˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bɾɛb.jɐˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔabɾebjasˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bɾɛb.jɐsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧breb‧yas‧yon

Noun

abrebyasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. abbreviation; shortening (reduction in length)
    Synonyms: daglat, pagdadaglat, pagpapaiksi, pagpapaikli, abrebyatura

Further reading

  • abrebyasyon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • abrebyasyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 3
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 4