kunyari
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- kungyari
- kunyare — colloquial
Etymology
According 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
- IPA(key): /kunˈjaɾiʔ/, [kʊˈɲa.ɾɪʔ] (colloquial)
- IPA(key): /kunˈjaɾeʔ/, [kʊˈɲa.ɾɛʔ] (colloquial)
- Hyphenation: kun‧ya‧ri
References
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 102
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 321
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