episyente

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish eficiente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔepisˈjente/ [ʔɛ.pɪˈʃɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔepisˈjente/ [ʔɛ.pɪsˈjɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: e‧pis‧yen‧te

Adjective

episyente (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. efficient

   Synonym: matalab

   • 2015, Virgilio S. Almario, Pagpaplanong Wika at Filipino‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 August 2018, page 120:

     Hindi sapat ang wasto at episyenteng wika; gusto ng tao na mapaunlad at maging kasangkapan niya sa pag-unlad ang kaniyang wika.

     Correct and efficient language is not sufficient; the people desire progress and that language become their implement for progress.

Related terms

• episyensiya

 

See also

• mahusay

 

Further reading

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