desgrasya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desgracia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /desˈɡɾasja/ [d̪ɛsˈɡɾaː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /desˈɡɾasja/ [d̪ɛsˈɡɾas.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: des‧gras‧ya

Noun

desgrasya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. accident; mishap
    Synonyms: aksidente, sakuna, kapahamakan
    • 2017 September 17, Jay Dayupay, Francis Canlas, “Trak nahulog sa bangin sa South Cotabato; 20 patay”, in ABS-CBN News‎[1], archived from the original on 20 October 2019:
      Sa ngayon, nagpapagaling pa ang iba pang sugatan sa disgrasya.
      Currently, the wounded from the accident are still healing.
  2. misfortune; affliction
    Synonym: kasawiang-palad
  3. disgrace; dishonor
    Synonyms: kahihiyan, kasiraang-puri

Derived terms

  • madesgrasya
  • magkadesgrasya
  • makadesgrasya
  • takaw-desgrasya

Further reading

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