koryente

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuryente — common

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish corriente, from Latin currens, currentis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /koɾˈjente/ [koɾˈjɛn.tɛ]

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• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: kor‧yen‧te

Noun

koryente (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. current; electric current

   Synonym: daloy-dagitab

2. (by extension) electricity

   Synonyms: elektrisidad, dagitab

3. (figurative, colloquial) paresthesia; numbness in the extremities

   Synonym: pamamanhid

Derived terms

• de-koryente
• kinoryente
• koryentihin
• kumoryente
• makoryente
• may-koryente
• planta ng koryente

 

Adjective

koryente (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. current; prevailing; happening at the present time

   Synonyms: umiiral, pangkasalukuyan

References

• “koryente” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “koryente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Etymology

From Spanish corriente, from Latin currens, currentis.

Noun

koryente

1. electricity