aberya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish avería (“breakdown”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabeɾˈja/ [ʔɐ.bɛɾˈja]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧ber‧ya

Noun

aberyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. mechanical trouble; damage to a machine or a vehicle
  2. problem; obstacle; hitch
    Synonyms: problema, suliranin
  3. (colloquial, offensive) mental disorder
    Synonym: sira ng isip

Derived terms

  • maaberya
  • magkaaberya

Further reading

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