sirkunstansiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sirkumstansiya — pseudo-Hispanism
• sirkumstansya — superseded, pre-2007, pseudo-Hispanism
• sirkunstansya — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish circunstancia, from Latin circumstantia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siɾkunsˈtansia/ [sɪɾ.kʊn̪sˈt̪an̪.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /siɾkunsˈtansia/ [sɪɾ.kʊn̪sˈt̪an̪.sjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ansia
• Syllabification: sir‧kuns‧tan‧si‧ya

Noun

sirkunstánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. circumstance

Related terms

• estante
• sirko
• sirkular
• sirkulasyon
• sirkulo
• sirkumperensiya

See also

• bagay-bagay

Further reading

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