esensiyal
Appearance
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish esencial.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesensiˈal/ [ʔɛ.sɛn̪ˈʃal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: e‧sen‧si‧yal
Adjective
[edit]esensiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜎ᜔)
- essential; needed; necessary
- Synonyms: kailangan, kinakailangan
- essential; important
- Synonyms: mahalaga, napakahalaga
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “esensiyal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018