miserikordiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish misericordia, from Latin misericordia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miseɾiˈkoɾdia/ [mɪ.sɛ.ɾɪˈxoɾ.d͡ʒɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /miseɾiˈkoɾdia/ [mɪ.sɛ.ɾɪˈxoɾ.d̪jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾdia
  • Syllabification: mi‧se‧ri‧kor‧di‧ya

Noun

miserikórdiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. compassion; mercy
    Synonyms: habag, awa, kapatawaran, patawad, lunos, hambal

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