sirain

Tagalog

Etymology

From sira +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /siˈɾaʔin/ [sɪˈɾaː.ʔɪn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -aʔin
    • IPA(key): /siɾaˈʔin/ [sɪ.ɾɐˈʔɪn̪] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: si‧ra‧in

Verb

sirain (complete sinira, progressive sinisira, contemplative sisirain, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. to destroy; to ruin
    Synonyms: gibain, wasakin
  2. to damage; to break
  3. to spoil; to make something rot or decay (of food, etc.)
    Synonyms: bulukin, pabulukin, panisin
  4. to break; to surpass (a record)
  5. to mess up; to spoil; to foil; to cause failure to
    Synonym: biguin

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sirain
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word sira / ᜐᜒᜇ
trigger object
aspect
infinitive  / ᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔
complete sinira  / ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜇ
progressive sinisira  / ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜐᜒᜇ
inasira1 / ᜁᜈᜐᜒᜇ
contemplative sisirain / ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔
asirain1 / ᜀᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔
imperative  / ᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔
sira1 / ᜐᜒᜇ
siraa1 / ᜐᜒᜇᜀ

1 Dialectal use only.

Derived terms

  • sirain ang loob
  • sirain ang puri

Adjective

siraín (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. easily destroyed or spoiled
    Synonyms: bulukin, mabulukin
  2. often out-of-order (of a machine)
  3. weak in structure
    Synonyms: mahuna, marupok