kontorsiyonista

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kontorsyonista

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contorcionista, can also be analyzed as kontorsiyon +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kontoɾsioˈnista/ [kon̪.t̪oɾ.ʃoˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kontoɾsioˈnista/ [kon̪.t̪oɾ.sjoˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: kon‧tor‧si‧yo‧nis‧ta

Noun

kontorsiyonista (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. contortionist
  • kontorsiyon

Further reading

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