amatyur

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English amateur, from French amateur, from Latin amātor (“lover”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔamatjuɾ/ [ˌʔaː.mɐtˈt͡ʃuɾ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔamatjuɾ/ [ˌʔaː.mɐt̪ˈjuɾ]
  • Rhymes: -amatjuɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧mat‧yur

Noun

ámatyúr (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜆ᜔ᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)
    Synonym: apisyonado
  2. amateur (someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful)
    Synonym: baguhan

Further reading

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