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		sirain / ᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔
complete		sinira  / ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜇ
progressive		sinisira  / ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜐᜒᜇ inasira1 / ᜁᜈᜐᜒᜇ
contemplative		sisirain / ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔ asirain1 / ᜀᜐᜒᜇᜁᜈ᜔
imperative		sirain / 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