hesitante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin haesitantem, corresponding to hesitar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ziˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ziˈtɐ̃.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/, /e.ziˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
  • Hyphenation: he‧si‧tan‧te

Adjective

hesitante m or f (plural hesitantes)

  1. hesitant; hesitating

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English hesitant, influenced by Spanish -ante and the ⟨h⟩ still pronounced as /h/ instead of being silent.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hesiˈtante/ [hɛ.sɪˈt̪an̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: he‧si‧tan‧te

Adjective

hesitante (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. hesitant
    Synonyms: atubili, alanganin, bantulot, urong-sulong, ulik-ulik
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