iritasyon
iritasyón with stress marks
irritation
Usage Note
Iritasyon is a Spanish loanword used in both physical contexts (skin irritation) and emotional ones (annoyance or vexation). In everyday conversation, Filipinos may also say nakaka-inis to convey irritation without using this more formal term.
Examples
" May iritasyon ang balat ko. "
Natural Translation
My skin has irritation.
Literal Translation
Has irritation the skin my.
" Nagdulot ng iritasyon sa balat ang malakas na araw. "
Natural Translation
The strong sun caused skin irritation.
Literal Translation
Caused of-irritation in-the skin the strong sun.
" Bukod sa iritasyon sa balat, nagdudulot din ng matinding pagkainis ang mainit na panahon kapag walang sapat na hangin. "
Natural Translation
Besides skin irritation, the hot weather also causes great annoyance when there isn't enough air.
Literal Translation
Aside from irritation in-the skin, causes also of intense annoyance the hot weather when no enough air.
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