dilihensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dilihensya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diligencia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diliˈhensia/ [d̪ɪ.lɪˈhɛn̪.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /diliˈhensia/ [d̪ɪ.lɪˈhɛn̪.sjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: di‧li‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun

dilihénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ) (colloquial)

1. ability to find ways and means to obtain what is badly needed
2. anything obtained through such means

Derived terms

• dilihensiyahan
• dilihensiyahin
• idilihensiya

 

Related terms

• dilihente

 

See also

• maparaan

Further reading

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