The story behind Jefferson
Unadapted borrowing from English Jefferson.
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Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Jefferson.
Pronunciation
Spanish: /ˈʝefeɾson/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Spanish: [ˈɟ͡ʝe.feɾ.sõn]
- Spanish: /ˈʃefeɾson/
- Spanish: [ˈʃe.feɾ.sõn]
- Spanish: /ˈʒefeɾson/
- Spanish: [ˈʒe.feɾ.sõn]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈd͡ʒefeɾson/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˌd͡ʒɛː.fɛɾˈson̪]
- Tagalog: /ˈd͡ʒepeɾson/
- Tagalog: [ˌd͡ʒɛː.pɛɾˈson̪]
- Tagalog: /ˈdjepeɾson/
- Tagalog: [ˌd̪jɛː.pɛɾˈson̪]
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