miserikordiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• miserikordya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish misericordia, from Latin misericordia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miseɾikoɾdiˈa/ [mɪ.sɛ.ɾɪ.xoɾˈd͡ʒa]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /miseɾikoɾdiˈa/ [mɪ.sɛ.ɾɪ.xoɾˈd̪ja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mi‧se‧ri‧kor‧di‧ya

Noun

miserikordiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

1. compassion; mercy

   Synonyms: habag, awa, kapatawaran, patawad, lunos, hambal

Related terms

• kurason
• kursunada
• miserable
• miserya

 

Further reading

• “miserikordiya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021