insenso

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• insiyenso

Etymology

/inˈsjenso/ -> /ʔinˈsenso ~ ʔinˈsinsu/

Borrowed from Spanish incienso. The spelling reflects an occasional dropping of /j/ in some Spanish loanwords, especially where there are consecutive syllables beginning with /sj/ or where the /j/ comes before /e~i/ (where it merges). Alternatively, a simplified spelling for insiyenso.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧sen‧so
• IPA^(key): /ʔinˈsenso/, [ʔɪn̪ˈs̪in̪.s̪o]

Noun

insenso

1. incense

Verb

insenso

1. to smoke incense

Conjugation

Conjugation for insenso (mag- )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
mag-		insenso			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
mag-insenso		nag-insenso		mag-insenso		pag-insenso

Conjugation for insenso (-an )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-an		insenso			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
insensohan		giinsensohan		insensohan		insensohi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• insiyenso
• insyenso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish incienso. The spelling reflects a sound shift of Spanish /sj/ to /s/, which affected some Spanish borrowings, especially those containing two consecutive syllables containing /sj/ (e.g. pasensiya from paciencia, and prangkisa from franquicia).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔinˈsenso/ [ʔɪnˈsɛn.so]
• Rhymes: -enso
• Syllabification: in‧sen‧so

Noun

insenso (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. incense

   Synonym: dupa

Derived terms

• insensuhan
• mag-insenso
• pag-iinsenso

 

Related terms

• insensaryo

See also

• kamangyan

Further reading

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