bagansiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • bagansya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vagancia, from Latin vagantia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈɡansia/ [bɐˈɣan̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /baˈɡansia/ [bɐˈɣan̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansia
  • Syllabification: ba‧gan‧si‧ya

Noun

bagánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. truancy
    Synonyms: paglalakwatsa, pagbubulakbol, pag-aansikot
  2. vagrancy
    Synonyms: paghahampaslupa, pagbabagabundo
  3. (slang) policeman
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pulis

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “bagansiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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