dekano

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• IPA^(key): /deˈkano/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: de‧ka‧no

dekano (accusative singular dekanon, plural dekanoj, accusative plural dekanojn)

1. dean (university official, e.g. head of a faculty)
2. dean (senior clerk)

• IPA^(key): /deˈka.no/

dekano (plural dekani)

1. dean (university official)

Borrowed from Spanish decano (“senior; dean”), from Late Latin decānus (“chief of ten people; dean”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈkano/ [d̪ɛˈxaː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: de‧ka‧no

dekano (feminine dekana, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜈᜓ)

1. dean (senior official in college or university)

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