apresasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apreciación, with change of -ciación to -sasyon (see also asosasyon) due to difficulty in pronouncing two consecutive syllables with /sj/.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔapɾesasˈjon/ [ʔɐ.pɾɛ.sɐˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔapɾesasˈjon/ [ʔɐ.pɾɛ.sɐsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧pre‧sas‧yon

Noun

apresasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative form of apresyasyon: appreciation