kontorsiyonista

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kontorsyonista

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contorcionista, can also be analyzed as kontorsiyon +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kontoɾsioˈnista/ [kon̪.t̪oɾ.ʃoˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: kon‧tor‧si‧yo‧nis‧ta

Noun

kontorsiyonista (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. contortionist

Related terms

• kontorsiyon

Further reading

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