iluminasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iluminación.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiluminasˈjon/ [ʔɪ.lʊ.mɪ.n̪ɐˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔiluminasˈjon/ [ʔɪ.lʊ.mɪ.n̪ɐsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: i‧lu‧mi‧nas‧yon

Noun

iluminasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜋᜒᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. illumination; lights

   Synonyms: ilaw, pailaw, tanglaw, pananglaw

2. supplying with lights

   Synonyms: pag-iilaw, pagpapailaw

3. (figurative) explanation; clarification (through explaining)

   Synonyms: pagpapaliwanag, pagbibigay-liwanag

Related terms

• ilumina
• iluminado