aparisyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aparición, from Latin appāritiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapaɾisˈjon/ [ʔɐ.pɐ.ɾɪˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔapaɾisˈjon/ [ʔɐ.pɐ.ɾɪsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧ris‧yon

Noun

aparisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. apparition; vision
    Synonyms: pangitain, bisyon, premonisyon
  2. ghost; phantom; spectre
    Synonyms: multo, mumo, impakto
  3. phantasm; figment of the mind; phantasmagoria
    Synonyms: malikmata, guniguni, kini-kinita

Further reading

  • “aparisyon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “aparisyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • 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 41
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