opisyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oficio, from Latin officium. Doublet of opis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoˈpisjo/ [ʔoˈpiː.ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔoˈpisjo/ [ʔoˈpis.jo]
  • Rhymes: -isjo
  • Syllabification: o‧pis‧yo

Noun

opisyo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. occupation; means of livelihood
    Synonyms: hanapbuhay, trabaho, gawain
  2. (Catholicism, Protestantism, uncommon) office

Derived terms

Further reading

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