elegansiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elegancia, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeleˈɡansia/ [ʔɛ.lɛˈɣan̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔeleˈɡansia/ [ʔɛ.lɛˈɣan̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansia
  • Syllabification: e‧le‧gan‧si‧ya

Noun

elegánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. elegance
    Synonyms: kisig, kakisigan, gara, kagaraan

Further reading

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