korupsiyon

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Tagalog

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish corrupción, from Latin corruptiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾupsiˈon/,
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: ko‧rup‧si‧yon

Noun

korupsiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. corruption
    Synonym: katiwalian
    • 1987, Tulay: Literary Journal of the World News:
      Di sila ang sanhi ng korupsiyon. Sumasakay lamang sila sa korupsiyon. Si Tan Siok , ang tauhang Tsino sa kuwentong Kopra ni Miguel C. Arguelles ay may-ari ng isang bodega. Sa madaling sabi y isa siyang komprador.
      They're not the cause of corruption. They're only going with the flow. Tan Siok, the Chinese in the story "Kopra" by Miguel C. Arguelles, is the owner of a warehouse. In short, he's a bulk buyer.
    • 2007, Bobby M. Tuazon, Dissecting Corruption: Philippine Perspectives:
      Ang ating kalaban ay ang kanser ng korupsiyon na parang anay na walang kabusugan kung gumapang at manira sa dangal ng bawat kawani ng gobyerno.
      Our enemy is the cancer of corruption which is like termites that do not stop on crawling and destroying the reputation of every government official.

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Further reading

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