engganyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish engaño.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeŋˈɡanjo/ [ʔɛŋˈɡaː.ɲo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔeŋˈɡanjo/ [ʔɛŋˈɡan̪.jo]
  • Rhymes: -anjo
  • Syllabification: eng‧gan‧yo

Noun

engganyo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. bait; enticement; seduction
    Synonyms: pain, patibong
  2. (by extension) fascination; motivation; excitement
    Synonyms: tuwa, gana
  3. deceit; fraud
    Synonyms: linlang, panlilinlang

Derived terms

  • engganyuhin
  • maengganyo
  • mang-engganyo
  • pang-engganyo
  • tagaengganyo
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