ekselensiya

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish excelencia, from Latin excellentia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔekseˈlensia/ [ʔɛk.sɛˈlɛn̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔekseˈlensia/ [ʔɛk.sɛˈlɛn̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ensia
  • Syllabification: ek‧se‧len‧si‧ya

Noun

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ekselénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. excellency
    Synonyms: kamahalan, kadakilaan

Further reading

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