ganansiya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganancia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˌnansiˈa/ [ɡɐˌn̪an̪ˈs̪ja]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧nan‧si‧ya

Noun

ganánsiyá (Badlit spelling ᜄᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. profit
  2. (slang, humorous) one's offspring

Verb

ganánsiyá (Badlit spelling ᜄᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. to profit
  2. to have an advantage over something or someone

Conjugation

Conjugation for ganansiya (mo- )
affix mo-
root word ganansiya
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive moganansiya
past/present inchoative miganansiya
niganansiya
future/habitual inchoative moganansiya
imperative pagganansiya
Conjugation for ganansiya (maka- )
affix maka-
root word ganansiya
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive makaganansiya
past/present inchoative nakaganansiya
future/habitual inchoative makaganansiya
Conjugation for ganansiya (-on )
affix -on
root word ganansiya
trigger {{{5}}}
aspect
infinitive ganansiyahon
past/present inchoative giganansiya
future/habitual inchoative ganansiyahon
imperative ganansiyaha

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 254

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganancia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈnansia/ [ɡɐˈn̪an̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɡaˈnansia/ [ɡɐˈn̪an̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansia
  • Syllabification: ga‧nan‧si‧ya

Noun

ganánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. profit; gain
    Synonyms: tubo, kita, pakinabang
  2. benefit; reward
    Synonyms: pakinabang, pala, gantimpala

Derived terms

  • makaganansiya