dekomposisyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English decomposition, influenced by Spanish -ción. The proper Spanish term is Spanish descomposición.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dekomposisˈjon/ [d̪ɛ.xom.po.sɪˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /dekomposisˈjon/ [d̪ɛ.xom.po.sɪsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: de‧kom‧po‧sis‧yon

Noun

dekomposisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. decomposition
    Synonyms: pagkabulok, pagkasira, pag-agnas