esperansa

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esperanza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔespeˈɾansa/ [ʔes.peˈɾan̪.sa]
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧sa

Noun

esperánsa (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜍᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. hope

   Synonyms: paglaom, pag-asa, pagmawot, pag-arang

See also

• Esperanza

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin spērantia.

Noun

esperansa f (oblique plural esperansas, nominative singular esperansa, nominative plural esperansas)

1. hope

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “spērāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 12: Sk–š, page 166

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *speh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s

Proto-Italic *spēs

Latin spēs

Latin -o

Latin spērō

Latin spērāns

Old Spanish esperança

Spanish esperanzabor.

Tagalog esperansa

Borrowed from Spanish esperanza, from Old Spanish esperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔespeˈɾansa/ [ʔɛs.pɛˈɾan̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧sa

Noun

esperansa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. hope

   Synonym: pag-asa

Related terms

• des-esperado
• des-esperasyon
• esperansado

Further reading

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