ahensiya

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Bikol Central[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish agencia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈhensia/, [ʔaˈhen̪.si.ja]
  • Hyphenation: a‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun[edit]

ahénsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. agency
    Ahensiya kan gobiyerno
    Government agency

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Cebuano[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish agencia. Sense of "pawnshop", short for agencia de empeños.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧hen‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˌhensiˈa/, [ʔʌˌhin̪ˈs̪ja]

Noun[edit]

ahénsiyá

  1. pawnshop; pawnbroker
  2. agency

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish agencia, from Latin agentia.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ahénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. agency
    Synonyms: sangay, sukursal
  2. pawnshop
    Synonyms: bahay-sanglaan, sanglaan, pasanglaan, ahensiya-de-empenyos

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Further reading[edit]

  • ahensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018