okasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)

Proto-Italic *op

Latin ob

Latin ob-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti

Proto-Italic *kadō

Latin cadō

Latin occidō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin occāsiōnembor.

Spanish ocasiónbor.

Tagalog okasyon

Borrowed from Spanish ocasión.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔokasˈjon/ [ʔo.x̠ɐˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔokasˈjon/ [ʔo.x̠ɐsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: o‧kas‧yon

Noun

okasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. occasion; event; celebration

   Synonyms: pangyayari, pagdiriwang

   Ano ang okasyon ngayon?

   What's the occasion today?

2. chance; opportunity

   Synonyms: pagkakataon, oportunidad, tsansa

3. need; exigency

   Synonym: pangangailangan

Derived terms

• magkaokasyon
• mapaokasyon

Related terms

• okasyonal

Further reading

• “okasyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018