adolesent

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English adolescent, ultimately from Latin adolēscentem. Doublet of adolesente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadoˈlesent/ [ʔɐ.d̪oˈlɛː.sɛn̪t̪], /ʔaˈdolesent/ [ʔɐˌd̪oː.lɛˈsɛn̪t̪]
• Rhymes: -esent, -olesent
• Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sent

Noun

adolesent or adólesént (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔)

1. adolescent

   Synonyms: lalabintaunin, tin-edyer, adolesente, (slang) bagets, (male) binata, (male) binatilyo, (male) baguntao, (female) dalaga, (female) dalagita, (female) dalaginding

Related terms

• adolesens

 

Adjective

adolesent or adólesént (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔)

1. adolescent

   Synonyms: lalabintaunin, adolesente

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 15