huwisyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hwisyo — superseded, pre-2007
• wisyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish juicio, from Latin iūdicium (“judgement, decision”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈisjo/ [ˈhwiː.ʃo], (colloquial) /ˈwisjo/ [ˈwiː.ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /huˈisjo/ [ˈhwis.jo], (colloquial, no yod coalescence) /ˈwisjo/ [ˈwis.jo]
• Rhymes: -isjo
• Syllabification: hu‧wis‧yo

Noun

huwisyo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. (law) court trial; hearing

   Synonyms: litis, paglilitis

2. sense; common sense; sanity

   Synonyms: tino, katinuan, bait, diwa

3. (law) judgement; sentence

   Synonym: sentensiya

4. intelligence; talent

   Synonyms: talino, utak

Derived terms

• huwisyuhan
• huwisyuhin
• wala sa huwisyo

Related terms

• hudikatura
• hudisyal
• huwes
• huwisyoso
• perhuwisyo
• prehuwisyo

Further reading

• “huwisyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “huwisyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018