bagansiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bagansya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vagancia, from Latin vagantia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɡansia/ [bɐˈɣan̪.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /baˈɡansia/ [bɐˈɣan̪.sjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ansia
• Syllabification: ba‧gan‧si‧ya

Noun

bagánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. truancy

   Synonyms: paglalakwatsa, pagbubulakbol, pag-aansikot

2. vagrancy

   Synonyms: paghahampaslupa, pagbabagabundo

Derived terms

• mabagansiya

Related terms

• bagamundo

 

Further reading

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