perhuwisyo

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish perjuicio.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: per‧hu‧wis‧yo
  • IPA(key): /peɾhuˈisjo/ [peɾ̪.hʊˈis̪.jo]

Noun

perhuwisyo

  1. nuisance

Verb

perhuwisyo

  1. to make a nuisance of oneself
  2. to be put to useless effort or inconvenience
    Naperhuwisyo kog adto sa Carcar kay wala didto ang among tuyo.
    My trip to Carcar went to nothing because the person I'm seeking wasn't there.

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 767

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish perjuicio, from Latin praeiudicium. Doublet of prehuwisyo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /peɾhuˈisjo/ [pɛɾˈhwiː.ʃo], (colloquial) /peɾˈwisjo/ [pɛɾˈwiː.ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /peɾhuˈisjo/ [pɛɾˈhwis.jo], (colloquial, no palatal assimilation) /peɾˈwisjo/ [pɛɾˈwis.jo]
  • Rhymes: -isjo
  • Syllabification: per‧hu‧wis‧yo

Noun

perhuwisyo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. damage; detriment
  2. disturbance; inconvenience; nuisance

Derived terms

  • makapamerhuwisyo
  • makaperhuwisyo
  • mamerhuwisyo
  • maperhuwisyo

Further reading

  • perhuwisyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • perhuwisyo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025