eleksiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• eleccion — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• eleksion — obsolete
• eleksyon — common, superseded

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elección.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeleksiˈon/ [ʔɛ.lɛkˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔeleksiˈon/ [ʔɛ.lɛkˈsjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: e‧lek‧si‧yon

Noun

eleksiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. election

   Synonyms: halalan, botohan, paghahalal, paghahalalan

Derived terms

• mag-eleksiyon

Related terms

• reeleksiyon

Further reading

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