inosensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• inosensya — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish inocencia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔinoˈsensia/ [ʔɪ.n̪oˈsɛn̪.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔinoˈsensia/ [ʔɪ.n̪oˈsɛn̪.sjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: i‧no‧sen‧si‧ya

Noun

inosénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. innocence; guiltlessness

   Synonyms: kawalang-sala, kawalang-kasalanan, pagkawalang-sala, kainosentehan

2. naïveté; innocence (usually due to young age)

   Synonyms: kamusmusan, kawalang-muwang, kawalang-malay

Related terms

• inosente

Further reading

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