adkisisyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• akwisisyon — common, pseudo-Hispanism

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adquisición, from Latin adquisītiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadkisisˈjon/ [ʔɐd̪.kɪ.sɪˈʃon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ad‧ki‧sis‧yon

Noun

adkisisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. acquisition (act or process of acquiring)

   Synonyms: pagtamo, pagtatamo, pagkamit, pagkakamit, pagkakaroon

2. acquisition (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain)

   Synonyms: natamo, nakamit, nakuha, nadilihensiya

Related terms

• hele-hele bago kiyere
• ingkisidor
• ingkisisyon
• kongkista
• kongkistador
• kuwestiyon
• kuwestiyonable
• kuwestiyonaryo
• rekerimyento
• rekisa
• rekisisyon
• rekisito

 

Further reading

• “adkisisyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 12