sospetsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• suspetsa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sospecha.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sosˈpet͡ʃa/ [sosˈpɛː.t͡ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /sosˈpetsa/ [sosˈpɛt̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃa, (no yod coalescence) -etsa
• Syllabification: sos‧pet‧sa

Noun

sospetsa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. suspicion

   Synonyms: hinala, paghihinala, sapantaha

Derived terms

• sospetsahan
• sospetsahin

 

Related terms

• sospetsado
• sospetsoso
• suspek

 

Further reading

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