sesante
Old French
Alternative forms
Numeral
sesante
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cesante.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈsante/ [sɛˈsan̪.t̪ɛ]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: se‧san‧te
Adjective
sesante (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- fired; dismissed (from a job, office, etc.)
- 2011, Ani:
- "Pag ginawa mo yan, Sigurado, sisante ako.” “Yon naman pala. E, ano pa'ng ginagawa mo rito?" “Wala lang. Gusto ko lang makita ang magiging reaksiyon mosa ibabalita ko.” "Ano naman yon?" “Wala lang, balita ko, ilang araw ka na lang dito ...
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- jobless; unemployed (due to being dismissed)
Derived terms
- masesante
- pagkasesante
- pagsesante
- sesantehin
- sumesante
Noun
sesante (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
Further reading
- “sesante”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “sisante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 130