diyesmo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diezmo, from Old Spanish diezmo, from Latin decimus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈesmo/ [ˈd͡ʒɛs.mo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˈesmo/ [ˈd̪jɛs.mo]
  • Rhymes: -esmo
  • Syllabification: di‧yes‧mo

Noun

diyesmo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

  1. tenth
    Synonym: ikasampu
  2. (historical) tithe

See also

Further reading

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