ekspirasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish expiración.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔekspiɾasˈjon/ [ʔɛks.pɪ.ɾɐˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔekspiɾasˈjon/ [ʔɛks.pɪ.ɾɐsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: eks‧pi‧ras‧yon

Noun

ekspirasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. expiration; expiry; termination
    Synonyms: lipas, pagwawakas, pagtatapos
  2. breathing out (of air from the lungs)
    Synonym: paghinga
  3. dying; death
    Synonyms: pagkamatay, pagpanaw, pagsakabilang-buhay, pagyao