kontrobersiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kontrobersya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish controversia, learned borrowing from Latin contrōversia (“quarrel; dispute”). First attested in the late 1980s.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kontɾoˈbeɾsia/ [kon.tɾoˈbɛːɾ.ʃɐ]
    • Rhymes: -eɾsia
  • IPA^(key): /kontɾobeɾˈsia/ [kon.tɾo.bɛɾˈsiː.ɐ] (slow, English-influenced)
    • Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: kon‧tro‧ber‧si‧ya

Noun

kontrobérsiyá or kontrobersiya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. controversy
   • 1986, National Mid-week:

     Walang humadlang sa kanyang pananalo nang pakyawan. Liban na lamang sa kontrobersiyang nilikha ng Famas. Labas sa kasong iyon si Ipe. Basta't hinirang lamang siya ng organisasyon, kung kaya[']t malugod naman niyang tinanggap.

     No one hindered his consecutive wins. Except Famas created a controversy. Ipe's not involved in the case. As long the organization declared him the winner, he happily accepted them.

Derived terms

• magkakontrobersiya

Related terms

• kontrobersiyal

See also

• alitan
• debate
• hidwaan
• kagalitan
• pagtatalo
• tuligsaan
• tunggalian

 

Further reading

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