impormasyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • impormasiyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish información, from Latin īnfōrmātiōnem (formation, conception; education), with sound shift from /n/ to /m/ preceding labial consonants.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔimpoɾmasˈjon/ [ʔɪm.poɾ.mɐˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔimpoɾmasˈjon/ [ʔɪm.poɾ.mɐsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: im‧por‧mas‧yon

Noun

impormasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. information
    Synonyms: kabatiran, kaalaman

Further reading

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