esensya

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Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish esencia.

Noun[edit]

esénsya

  1. essence; extract, tincture
  2. excerpt

Tagalog[edit]

Noun[edit]

esensya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of esensiya.

Usage notes[edit]

  • This spelling does not follow the rule of double vowel clusters with an /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel following a double consonant (where the standard is to retain the vowel cluster and add a ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ in between). See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.
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