ipokrisiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hipocresía, the /e/ changed to /i/ due to /e/-/i/ allophony.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔipokɾiˈsia/ [ʔɪ.pok.ɾɪˈsiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: i‧pok‧ri‧si‧ya

Noun

ipokrisiya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜌ)

1. hypocrisy

   Synonym: patumapat

Related terms

• ipokrita

Further reading

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