senyas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • sinyas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish señas, from seña, from Old Spanish, from Latin signa, plural of signum.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsenjas/ [ˈsɛː.ɲɐs]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈsenjas/ [ˈsɛn̪.jɐs]
  • Rhymes: -enjas
  • Syllabification: sen‧yas

Noun

senyas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. sign given by a gesture; signal
    Synonyms: babala, hudyat
  2. indication; sign
    Synonyms: tanda, palatandaan, senyales
  3. password
    Synonyms: kontrasenyas, lihim na salita

Derived terms

Further reading

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