tenyente

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish teniente, from tener.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tenˈjente/, [t̪ɪn̪ˈjin̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Hyphenation: ten‧yen‧te

Noun[edit]

tenyente

  1. (military) lieutenant (lowest commissioned officer rank or ranks in many military forces)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish teniente, from Latin tenentem. Doublet of tininte.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tenyente (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (military)

  1. lieutenant

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “tenyente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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