presyur

Cebuano

Etymology

From English pressure, from Old French, from Latin pressūra.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧syur

Noun

presyur

1. pressure

Adjective

presyur

1. feeling worried or nervous

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English pressure, from Old French, from Latin pressūra, from pressō (“I press”), from pressus, perfect passive participle of premō (“I press”). Doublet of presyon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾesjuɾ/ [ˈpɾɛː.ʃʊɾ]
• Rhymes: -esjuɾ
• Syllabification: pres‧yur

Noun

presyur (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

1. pressure

   Synonym: presyon

See also

• bunto
• diin

 

Further reading

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