sustansiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sustancia (substance), from Latin substantia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /susˈtansia/ [sʊsˈt̪an̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /susˈtansia/ [sʊsˈt̪an̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansia
  • Syllabification: sus‧tan‧si‧ya

Noun

sustánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. nutrients; nutriments
    Synonym: nutrisyon
  2. wound made by a butt with horns
  3. substance; matter
    Synonyms: sangkap, materyal

Derived terms