oryentasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orientación.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾjentasˈjon/ [ʔoɾ.jɛn̪.t̪ɐˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔoɾjentasˈjon/ [ʔoɾ.jɛn̪.t̪ɐsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: or‧yen‧tas‧yon

Noun

oryentasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. orientation (introduction to a new environment)

   Synonyms: pagpapakilala, pagsasanay

2. orientation (adjustment to a new environment)

   Synonyms: pag-aangkop, pagbibihasa, pagsasalugar

3. orientation (an inclination, tendency or direction)

   Synonyms: hilig, kiling, pihit

4. (by extension, LGBTQ) sexual orientation

   Synonyms: seksuwal na oryentasyon, seksuwalidad, pagkaakit

Related terms

• des-oryentasayon
• orihen
• oryental
• oryentalismo
• oryentalista
• oryente

 

Further reading

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