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Tagalog
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
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ , (colloquial) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/
- IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ , (colloquial, no yod coalescence) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/
- Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
- Syllabification: kun‧ya‧ri
Noun
kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)
- Alternative form of kunwari
Adjective
kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)
- Alternative form of kunwari
Adverb
kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)
- Alternative form of kunwari
References
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 102
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 321