balentiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish valentía.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balenˈtia/ [bɐ.lɛn̪ˈt̪iː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ba‧len‧ti‧ya

Noun

balentiya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ)

  1. valor; bravery; courage
    Synonyms: tapang, tibay ng loob, lakas ng loob, giting, kagitingan, balor

Further reading

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