poblasyon

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish población, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin populātiōnem. Doublet of populasyon. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /poblasˈjon/ [pob.lɐˈʃon̪] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /poblasˈjon/ [pob.lɐsˈjon̪] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: pob‧las‧yon Homophone: Poblacion === Noun === poblasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔) downtown (the main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center) Synonym: kabayanan ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “poblasyon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “poblasyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 465