pasensiya
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Alternative forms
- pasensya
- pasiyensiya, pasyensya
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paciencia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˌsensiˈa/ [paˌsen̪ˈʃa]
- Hyphenation: pa‧sen‧si‧ya
Noun
pasénsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
Derived terms
- magpasensiya
- pasensiyahan
- pasensiyoso
Related terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paciencia, from Latin patientia.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈsensia/ [pɐˈsɛn̪.ʃɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /paˈsensia/ [pɐˈsɛn̪.sjɐ]
- Rhymes: -ensia
- Syllabification: pa‧sen‧si‧ya
Noun
pasénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- patience
- Synonyms: paumanhin, tiyaga, pagtimpi, pagtiis, pagbabata, pagpipigil, (obsolete) kakawasaan, (obsolete) paghahawak ng loob
- paciencia (Filipino meringue cookies)
Usage notes
- Sometimes used to ask for forgiveness. See pasensiya na.
- Pasensiya ka na.
- Forgive (me/us).
- (literally, “Have patience now.”)
Derived terms
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References
- “pasensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018