retraksiyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish retracción.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾetɾaksiˈon/ [ɾɛt̪.ɾɐkˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ɾetɾaksiˈon/ [ɾɛt̪.ɾɐkˈsjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ret‧rak‧si‧yon

Noun

retraksiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. retraction (of one's statement, promise, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagtalikod, pagbawi, pag-urong

2. retraction; drawing back

   Synonym: pag-urong