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ablepsiya

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ablepsia, from Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsía, blindness).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈblepsia/ [ʔɐˈblɛp.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaˈblepsia/ [ʔɐˈblɛp.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -epsia
  • Syllabification: a‧blep‧si‧ya

Noun

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ablépsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. ablepsia; blindness
    Synonym: pagkabulag

Further reading

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  • 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 3