hesitasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hesitación but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence or spelling influence, from Latin haesitātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hesitasˈjon/ [hɛ.sɪ.t̪ɐˈʃon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: he‧si‧tas‧yon

Noun

hesitasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜒᜆᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. hesitation

   Synonyms: atubili, pag-aatubili, alinlangan, bantiti, bantulot, pagdadalawang-isip, pangangamba, duda, pag-urong-sulong, galimhim

Related terms

• adhesibo
• adhesyon
• hesitante

 

See also

• antala
• deskompiyansa
• eseptisismo