kunyari

Tagalog

Alternative forms

kungyari
kunyare — colloquial

Etymology

According to Zorc (1981), from kung (“if”) +‎ yari (“to happen; to occur”), which would make it an eggcorn of kunwari. However, according to Panganiban (1973), the word is a variant of kunwari.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ [kʊˈɲaː.ɾɪʔ], (colloquial) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/ [kʊˈɲaː.ɾɛʔ]
- IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ [kʊn̪ˈjaː.ɾɪʔ], (colloquial, no yod coalescence) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/ [kʊn̪ˈjaː.ɾɛʔ]
Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
Syllabification: kun‧ya‧ri

Noun

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

Alternative form of kunwari

Adjective

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

Alternative form of kunwari

Adverb

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

Alternative form of kunwari

References

Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 102
Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 321