des-esperasyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desesperación.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /desʔespeɾasˈjon/ [d̪ɛs.ʔɛs.pɛ.ɾɐˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /desʔespeɾasˈjon/ [d̪ɛs.ʔɛs.pɛ.ɾɐsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: des-es‧pe‧ras‧yon

Noun

des-esperasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. desperation
    Synonym: kawalang-pag-asa