kontrasenyas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contraseñas, plural of contraseña.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kontɾaˈsenjas/ [kon̪.t̪ɾɐˈsɛː.ɲɐs]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kontɾaˈsenjas/ [kon̪.t̪ɾɐˈsɛn̪.jɐs]
  • Rhymes: -enjas
  • Syllabification: kon‧tra‧sen‧yas

Noun

kontrasenyas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. countersign; secret signal; watchword; password
    Synonyms: hudyat, palatandaan, senyas, lihim na salita, pasword, alerta

Further reading

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