deretsa
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish derecha.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃa/ [d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t͡ʃɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /deˈɾetsa/ [d̪ɛˈɾɛt̪.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -et͡ʃa, (no palatal assimilation) -etsa
- Syllabification: de‧ret‧sa
Noun
deretsa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ)
- act of telling someone frankly what one thinks or feels (about someone or something)
- right hand side
Derived terms
- deretsahan
- deretsahin
- magderetsahan
- pagdederetsahan
Related terms
- deretso
- deretsos
See also
Adjective
deretsa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ)
- right (of direction) ; right-hand
- Synonym: kanan