amputasyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amputación, from Latin amputātiōnem. By surface analysis, amputa +‎ -syon.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamputasˈjon/ [ʔɐm.pʊ.t̪ɐˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔamputasˈjon/ [ʔɐm.pʊ.t̪ɐsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: am‧pu‧tas‧yon

Noun

amputasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. amputation
    Synonym: pagputol

Further reading

  • amputasyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 32