abrebyasyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• abrebasyon
• abrebiyasyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abreviación, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabɾebjasˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bɾɛb.jɐˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔabɾebjasˈjon/ [ʔɐ.bɾɛb.jɐsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧breb‧yas‧yon

Noun

abrebyasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. abbreviation; shortening (reduction in length)

   Synonyms: daglat, pagdadaglat, pagpapaiksi, pagpapaikli, abrebyatura

Related terms

• abrebyado
• abrebyatura
• brebe
• brebyaryo

 

Further reading

• “abrebyasyon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “abrebyasyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 3
• 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 4