eksplanasyon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• eksplinasyon

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, from English explanation, and influenced by Spanish -ción.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: eks‧pla‧na‧syon

Noun

eksplanasyón

1. explanation

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English explanation, and influenced by Spanish -ción. (with explicación as the corresponding Spanish word).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeksplanasˈjon/ [ʔɛks.plɐ.n̪ɐˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔeksplanasˈjon/ [ʔɛks.plɐ.n̪ɐsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: eks‧pla‧nas‧yon

Noun

eksplanasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. explanation

   Synonyms: eksplikasyon, paliwanag, pangangatwiran

Further reading

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