dekada otsenta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dekada 80, dekada '80

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish década ochenta. By surface analysis, dekada +‎ otsenta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˌkada ʔoˈt͡ʃenta/ [d̪ɛˌxaː.d̪ɐ ʔoˈt͡ʃɛn̪.t̪ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /deˌkada ʔotˈsenta/ [d̪ɛˌxaː.d̪ɐ ʔot̪ˈsɛn̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: de‧ka‧da ot‧sen‧ta

Noun

dekada otsenta (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜇ ᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. eighties; 1980s
   • 1992, The Diliman Review:

     Sa pagputok ng krisis sa utang noong dekada otsenta, ang mga nagkakautang na bansa ay kinumbinse na kumontrata ng mga panibagong utang, kalimitan mula sa International Monetary Bank ( IMF ), para mabayaran ang mga matandang utang.

     When the debt crisis erupted in the 1980s, the indebted countries are being convinced to contract newer debts, usually from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), so to pay off older debts.