aborsiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• abursiyon — superseded, pre-2014
• aborsyon, abursyon — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from English abortion, from Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈboɾsion/ [ʔɐˈboɾ.ʃon̪]
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaˈboɾsion/ [ʔɐˈboɾ.sjon̪]
    • Rhymes: -oɾsion
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaboɾsiˈon/ [ʔɐ.boɾˈʃon̪] (pseudo-Hispanism)
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaboɾsiˈon/ [ʔɐ.boɾˈsjon̪] (pseudo-Hispanism)
    • Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧bor‧si‧yon

Noun

abórsiyón or aborsiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. abortion

   Synonyms: pagpapalaglag, pagpapaagas, aborto

Related terms

• aborsiyonista
• abortista
• aborto

Further reading

• “aborsiyon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “aborsiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “aborsiyon”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025