aberya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aberia
• aberiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish avería (“breakdown”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabeɾˈja/ [ʔɐ.bɛɾˈja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ber‧ya

Noun

aberyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. mechanical trouble; damage to a machine or a vehicle
2. problem; obstacle; hitch

   Synonyms: problema, suliranin

3. (colloquial, offensive) mental disorder

   Synonym: sira ng isip

Derived terms

• maaberya
• magkaaberya

 

Further reading

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