adolesent

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English adolescent, ultimately from Latin adolēscentem. Doublet of adolesente.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadoˈlesent/ [ʔɐ.d̪oˈlɛː.sɛn̪t̪], /ʔaˈdolesent/ [ʔɐˌd̪oː.lɛˈsɛn̪t̪]
  • Rhymes: -esent, -olesent
  • Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sent

Noun

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adolesent or adólesént (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. adolescent
    Synonyms: lalabintaunin, tin-edyer, adolesente, (slang) bagets, (male) binata, (male) binatilyo, (male) baguntao, (female) dalaga, (female) dalagita, (female) dalaginding
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Adjective

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adolesent or adólesént (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. adolescent
    Synonyms: lalabintaunin, adolesente

Further reading

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  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 15