adolesens

Indonesian

Etymology

From English adolescence.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /adoˈlɛsəns/ [a.doˈlɛ.səns]
• Rhymes: -ɛsəns
• Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sens

Noun

adolèsêns

1. (medicine, psychology) adolescence.

   Synonym: remaja

Further reading

• “adolesens” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English adolescence, from Middle English adolescence, from Old French adolescence, from Latin adolēscentia. Doublet of adolesensiya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadoˈlesens/ [ʔɐ.d̪oˈlɛː.sɛn̪s], /ʔaˈdolesens/ [ʔɐˌd̪oː.lɛˈsɛn̪s]
• Rhymes: -esens, -olesens
• Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sens

Noun

adolesens or adóleséns (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. adolescence

   Synonyms: hulog, adolesensiya, (of a male) pagbibinata, (of a female) pagdadalaga, paglalabintaunin

Related terms

• adolesent

 

Further reading

• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary‎^[1], Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 15