oryente

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oriente.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoɾˈjente/ [ʔoɾˈjɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: or‧yen‧te

Noun

oryente (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (uncommon) orient; east
    Synonyms: silangan, este

Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

hilagang-kanluran
norweste
hilaga
norte
hilagang-silangan
nordeste
oksidente
kanluran
oeste
oryente
silangan
este
salatan
timog-kanluran
sudoeste
sur
timog
timog-silangan
sudeste

Further reading

  • oryente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018