pensiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pensión.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pensiˈon/ [pɛn̪ˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /pensiˈon/ [pɛn̪ˈsjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pen‧si‧yon

Noun

pensiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. pension
  2. boarding house; guesthouse

Further reading

  • pensiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018