desgrasya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• disgrasya — common
• disgrasiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desgracia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /desˈɡɾasja/ [d̪ɛsˈɡɾaː.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /desˈɡɾasja/ [d̪ɛsˈɡɾas.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: des‧gras‧ya

Noun

desgrasya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. accident; mishap

   Synonyms: aksidente, sakuna, kapahamakan

   • 2017 September 17, Jay Dayupay, Francis Canlas, “Trak nahulog sa bangin sa South Cotabato; 20 patay”, in ABS-CBN News‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 October 2019:

     Sa ngayon, nagpapagaling pa ang iba pang sugatan sa disgrasya.

     Currently, the wounded from the accident are still healing.

2. misfortune; affliction

   Synonym: kasawiang-palad

3. disgrace; dishonor

   Synonyms: kahihiyan, kasiraang-puri

Derived terms

• madesgrasya
• magkadesgrasya
• makadesgrasya
• takaw-desgrasya

 

Related terms

• desgrasyada
• desgrasyado

 

Further reading

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