ahente

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈhente/ [ʔaˈhen̪.te]
  • Hyphenation: a‧hen‧te

Noun

ahente (Basahan spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. agent (in all senses)
  2. sales agent
    Synonym: parapabakal

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agente.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧hen‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈhente/ [ʔɐˈhin̪.t̪e]

Noun

ahente

  1. agent

Derived terms

  • ahente sa seguro (undewriter)
  • ahente sa yuta (realtor)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agente (agent), from Latin agentem.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈhente/ [ʔɐˈhɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: a‧hen‧te

Noun

ahente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. agent (one who acts for another)
  2. middleman (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer)
    Synonym: tagapamagitan
  3. sales agent; salesperson
    Synonyms: ahente ng kalakal, manininda, (male) tindero, (female) tindera, despatsador

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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