aborsiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• abursiyon
• aborsyon

Etymology

Borrowed from English abortion, from Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈboɾsion/ [ʔɐˈboɾ.ʃon̪]
• Rhymes: -oɾsion
• Syllabification: a‧bor‧si‧yon

Noun

abórsiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. abortion

   Synonyms: pagpapaagas, pagpapalaglag

Related terms

• aborsiyonista

Further reading

• “aborsiyon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “aborsiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “aborsiyon”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024