ambisyon

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambición (“ambition”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: am‧bi‧syon

Noun

ambisyon

1. an ambition

Verb

ambisyon

1. to ambition; to seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet; to aspire

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambición (“ambition”), from Latin ambitiō.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔambisˈjon/ [ʔɐm.bɪˈʃon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: am‧bis‧yon

Noun

ambisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. ambition; aspiration

   Synonyms: lunggati, adhika

Derived terms

• ambisyunin
• umambisyon

 

Related terms

• ambisyoso
• ambisyosa

Further reading

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