Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish apreciación, with change of -ciación to -sasyon (see also asosasyon) due to difficulty in pronouncing two consecutive syllables with /sj/.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apresasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of apresyasyon: appreciation