dilihensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • dilihensya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diligencia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diliˈhensia/ [d̪ɪ.lɪˈhɛn̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diliˈhensia/ [d̪ɪ.lɪˈhɛn̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ensia
  • Syllabification: di‧li‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun

dilihénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ) (colloquial)

  1. ability to find ways and means to obtain what is badly needed
  2. anything obtained through such means

Derived terms

  • dilihensiyahan
  • dilihensiyahin
  • idilihensiya
  • dilihente

See also

Further reading

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