kunyari
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAccording to Zorc (1981), from kung (“if”) + yari (“to happen; to occur”), which would make it an eggcorn of kunwari. However, according to Panganiban (1973), the word is a variant of kunwari.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ [kʊˈɲaː.ɾɪʔ], (colloquial) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/ [kʊˈɲaː.ɾɛʔ]
- Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
- Syllabification: kun‧ya‧ri
Noun
editkunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)
- Alternative form of kunwari
Adjective
editkunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)
- Alternative form of kunwari
Adverb
editkunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)
- Alternative form of kunwari
References
edit- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 102
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 321