diperensiya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- diperensya
- diprensya, diprensiya
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish diferencia.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dipeˌɾensiˈa/ [d̪ɪ.pɛˈɾɛn̪.ʃɐ], (colloquial) /dipˈɾensia/ [d̪ɪpˈɾɛn̪.ʃɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /dipeˌɾensiˈa/ [d̪ɪ.pɛˈɾɛn̪.sjɐ], (colloquial, no palatal assimilation) /dipˈɾensia/ [d̪ɪpˈɾɛn̪.sjɐ]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: di‧pe‧ren‧si‧ya
Noun
diperénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- difference; distinction
- Synonyms: kaibahan, pagkakaiba
- defect; imperfection; mechanical trouble
- amount in excess; difference
- illness; indisposition (either physical or mental)
- problem; matter of difficulty
- accident; mishap
- reason; motive
- menstruation
- Synonyms: regla, sapanahon, buwanang dalaw
- damage; harm; injury
Derived terms
- magkadiperensiya
- magkadiperensiyahan
Related terms
- diperensiyal
- diperensiyasyon
- diperente
Further reading
- “diperensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018