esperansa

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esperanza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔespeˈɾansa/ [ʔes.peˈɾan̪.sa]
  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧sa

Noun

esperánsa (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜍᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. hope
    Synonyms: paglaom, pag-asa, pagmawot, pag-arang

See also

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin spērantia.

Noun

esperansa f (oblique plural esperansas, nominative singular esperansa, nominative plural esperansas)

  1. hope

References

Tagalog

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish esperanza, from Old Spanish esperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔespeˈɾansa/ [ʔɛs.pɛˈɾan̪.sɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ansa
    • Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧sa

    Noun

    esperansa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜐ)

    1. hope
      Synonym: pag-asa

    Further reading

    • esperansa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018