adolesensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• adolesensya — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adolescencia, from Latin adolēscentia. Doublet of adolesens.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadoleˈsensia/ [ʔɐ.d̪o.lɛˈsɛn̪.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sen‧si‧ya

Noun

adolesénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. adolescence

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

Related terms

• adolesente
• adulto

 

Further reading

• “adolesensiya”, 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 12