abusyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abusión (abuse; absurdity; deception; superstition; catachresis), from Latin abūsiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabusˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bʊˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔabusˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bʊsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧bus‧yon

Noun

abusyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. superstition
    Synonyms: pamahiin, superstisyon, pahiim, tagalhi, pangatahuan, erehiya

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