sensasyonal

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sensacional.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sensasjoˈnal/ [sɛn̪.sɐ.ʃoˈn̪al]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sensasjoˈnal/ [sɛn̪.sɐs.joˈn̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sen‧sas‧yo‧nal

Adjective

sensasyonál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔)

  1. sensational; startling; exciting
    Synonyms: kagilas-gilalas, kagulat-gulat