des-esperasyon
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- desperasyon — common, pseudo-Hispanism
- desesperasyon
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)
- desperation
- Synonym: kawalang-pag-asa
Related terms
- des-esperado
- esperansa
- esperansado