inosensiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish inocencia.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: i‧no‧sen‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ʔinoˈsensia/, [ʔɪ.noˈsɛn.ʃɐ]

Noun

inosénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. innocence; guiltlessness
    Synonyms: kawalang-sala, kawalang-kasalanan, pagkawalang-sala, kainosentehan
  2. naïveté; innocence (usually due to young age)
    Synonyms: kamusmusan, kawalang-muwang, kawalang-malay

Further reading
  • “inosensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.