komprehensiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English comprehension, influenced by Spanish -ción. While a variant comprehensión exists for Spanish comprensión, the h is supposed to be silent.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kompɾehensiˈon/ [kom.pɾɛ.hɛn̪ˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kompɾehensiˈon/ [kom.pɾɛ.hɛn̪ˈsjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: kom‧pre‧hen‧si‧yon

Noun

komprehensiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. (common) alternative form of komprensiyon