eksplanasyon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, from English explanation, and influenced by Spanish -ción.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: eks‧pla‧na‧syon

Noun

eksplanasyón

  1. explanation

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • esplanasyon

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English explanation, and influenced by Spanish -ción. (with explicación as the corresponding Spanish word). See also Spanish explanación (“levelling (of ground)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeksplanasˈjon/ [ʔɛks.plɐ.n̪ɐˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔeksplanasˈjon/ [ʔɛks.plɐ.n̪ɐsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: eks‧pla‧nas‧yon

Noun

eksplanasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. explanation
    Synonyms: eksplikasyon, paliwanag, pangangatwiran

Further reading

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