onsehan

Tagalog

Etymology

From onse (“eleven”) +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔonˈsehan/ [ʔon̪ˈsɛː.hɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ehan
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔonseˈhan/ [ˌʔon̪.sɛˈhan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: on‧se‧han

Noun

onsehan (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜑᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

1. trickery; cheating; double-dealing

   Synonym: dayaan

Verb

ónsehán (complete inonsehan, progressive inoonsehan, contemplative oonsehan, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜑᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

1. to be cheated upon; to be double-crossed

   Synonyms: dayain, dayaan

Further reading

• “onsehan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018