huwisyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish juicio, from Latin iūdicium (judgement, decision).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˈisjo/ [ˈhwiː.ʃo], (colloquial) /ˈwisjo/ [ˈwiː.ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /huˈisjo/ [ˈhwis.jo], (colloquial, no palatal assimilation) /ˈwisjo/ [ˈwis.jo]
  • Rhymes: -isjo
  • Syllabification: hu‧wis‧yo

Noun

huwisyo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (law) court trial; hearing
    Synonyms: litis, paglilitis
  2. sense; common sense; sanity
    Synonyms: tino, katinuan, bait, diwa
  3. (law) judgement; sentence
    Synonym: sentensiya
  4. intelligence; talent
    Synonyms: talino, utak

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