abstensiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• abstensyon — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abstención, from Late Latin abstentiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabstensiˈon/ [ʔɐbs.t̪ɛn̪ˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔabstensiˈon/ [ʔɐbs.t̪ɛn̪ˈsjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: abs‧ten‧si‧yon

Noun

abstensiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. abstention

Related terms

• abstinensiya
• tenedor

 

See also

• ayuno
• kolasyon
• ngilin
• pigil

 

Further reading

• “abstensiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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 5