adolesens

Indonesian

Etymology

From English adolescence.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /adoˈlɛsəns/ [a.doˈlɛ.səns]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsəns
  • Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sens

Noun

adolèsêns (plural adolesens-adolesens)

  1. (medicine, psychology) adolescence
    Synonym: remaja

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English adolescence, from Middle English adolescence, from Old French adolescence, from Latin adolēscentia. Doublet of adolesensiya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadoˈlesens/ [ʔɐ.d̪oˈlɛː.sɛn̪s], /ʔaˈdolesens/ [ʔɐˌd̪oː.lɛˈsɛn̪s]
  • Rhymes: -esens, -olesens
  • Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sens

Noun

adolesens or adóleséns (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. adolescence
    Synonyms: hulog, adolesensiya, (of a male) pagbibinata, (of a female) pagdadalaga, paglalabintaunin

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary[1], Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 15