kuwestiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kwestyon, kuwestyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuestión.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuestiˈon/ [kwɛsˈt͡ʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kuestiˈon/ [kwɛsˈt̪jon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ku‧wes‧ti‧yon

Noun

kuwestiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. problem; subject of discussion; question
    Synonyms: problema, suliranin, pinagtatalunan, pinaghihidwaan, sigalot
  2. act of questioning or having doubts about
    Synonym: duda
  3. query; question
    Synonyms: tanong, katanungan
  4. matter; case; affair
    Synonyms: bagay, kaso

Derived terms

  • kuwestiyunin
  • magkuwestiyon
  • pagkuwestiyon

See also

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