Defensor
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish defensor.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /defenˈsoɾ/ [d̪ɛ.fɛn̪ˈsoɾ]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /depenˈsoɾ/ [d̪ɛ.pɛn̪ˈsoɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: De‧fen‧sor
Proper noun
Defensór (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish, most associated with the former Filipina senator, Miriam Defensor-Santiago