desperasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English desperation, and influenced by Spanish desesperación.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

desperasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. (common) alternative form of des-esperasyon: desperation

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