apeksiyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish afección, from Latin affectiōnem. Doublet of apisyon.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapeksiˈon/ [ʔɐ.pɛkˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔapeksiˈon/ [ʔɐ.pɛkˈsjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧pek‧si‧yon

Noun

apeksiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. affection (feeling of love or strong attachment)
    Synonyms: pagmamahal, pag-ibig, pagpapahalaga, lambing, karinyo, apekto

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