ipokrisiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hipocresía, the /e/ changed to /i/ due to /e/-/i/ allophony.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔipokɾiˈsia/ [ʔɪ.pok.ɾɪˈsiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: i‧pok‧ri‧si‧ya

Noun

ipokrisiya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. hypocrisy
    Synonym: patumapat

Further reading

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