repregunta

See also: repreguntá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /repɾeˈɡunta/ [re.pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -unta
  • Syllabification: re‧pre‧gun‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from repreguntar.

Noun

repregunta f (plural repreguntas)

  1. (law) cross-examination

Etymology 2

Verb

repregunta

  1. inflection of repreguntar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish repregunta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɾepɾeˈɡunta/ [ɾɛ.pɾɛˈɣun̪.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -unta
  • Syllabification: re‧pre‧gun‧ta

Noun

repregunta (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. cross-examination
    Synonyms: balik-tanong, balik-eksaminasyon, sulit-tanong

Further reading

  • repregunta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 506