kunyari

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Zorc (1981), from kung (“if”) +‎ yari (“to happen; to occur”), which would make it an eggcorn of kunwari. However, according to Panganiban (1973), the word is a variant of kunwari.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ [kʊnˈɲaː.ɾɪʔ], (colloquial) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/ [kʊnˈɲaː.ɾɛʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ [kʊn̪ˈjaː.ɾɪʔ], (colloquial, no palatal assimilation) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/ [kʊn̪ˈjaː.ɾɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
  • Syllabification: kun‧ya‧ri

Noun

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

  1. alternative form of kunwari

Adjective

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

  1. alternative form of kunwari

Adverb

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

  1. alternative form of kunwari

References

  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 102
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 321
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