emerhensiya

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === emerhensya — superseded, pre-2007 === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish emergencia, from Medieval Latin ēmergentia. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔemeɾˈhensia/ [ʔɛ.mɛɾˈhɛn̪.ʃɐ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔemeɾˈhensia/ [ʔɛ.mɛɾˈhɛn̪.sjɐ] Rhymes: -ensia Syllabification: e‧mer‧hen‧si‧ya === Noun === emerhénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ) emergency (situation requiring urgent assistance) Synonym: kagipitan === Further reading === “emerhensiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “emerhensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018