des-esperasyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• desperasyon — common, pseudo-Hispanism
• desesperasyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desesperación.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /desʔespeɾasˈjon/ [dɛs.ʔɛs.pɛ.ɾɐˈʃon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: des-es‧pe‧ras‧yon

Noun

des-esperasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. desperation

   Synonym: kawalang-pag-asa

Related terms

• des-esperado
• esperansa
• esperansado