unsiyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

onsion — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
unsyon — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish unción, from Latin ūnctiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔunsiˈon/ [ʔʊnˈʃon]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: un‧si‧yon

Noun

unsiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

unction; anointing
Synonym: himo

Related terms

ekstrema unsiyon
ungguwento

See also

aliw
hinas
krisma
santa oleo

Further reading

“unsiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 603: “Vnçion) Vnſiyon (pc) C. eſtrema”

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