kunyari

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kunˈjaɾiʔ/ [kʊˈɲa.ɾɪʔ], (colloquial) /kunˈjaɾeʔ/ [kʊˈɲa.ɾɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
  • Syllabification: kun‧ya‧ri

Noun[edit]

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

  1. Alternative form of kunwari

Adjective[edit]

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

  1. Alternative form of kunwari

Adverb[edit]

kunyarì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ)

  1. Alternative form of kunwari

References[edit]

  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 102
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 321