ganansiya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganancia.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧nan‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˌnansiˈa/, [ɡʌˌn̪an̪ˈs̪ja]

Noun

ganánsiyá

  1. profit
  2. (slang, humorous) one's offspring

Verb

ganánsiyá

  1. to profit
  2. to have an advantage over something or someone

Conjugation

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 254

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganancia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈnansia/ [ɡɐˈnan.ʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansia
  • Syllabification: ga‧nan‧si‧ya

Noun

ganánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. profit; gain
    Synonyms: tubo, kita, pakinabang
  2. benefit; reward
    Synonyms: pakinabang, pala, gantimpala

Derived terms

  • makaganansiya
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