intelihensiya

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish inteligencia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔinteliˈhensia/ [ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛ.lɪˈhɛn̪.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔinteliˈhensia/ [ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛ.lɪˈhɛn̪.sjɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ensia
  • Syllabification: in‧te‧li‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun

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intelihénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. intelligence
    Synonyms: katalinuhan, talino
  2. secret information about the enemy or about hostile activities
  3. political or military agency designed to gather such information
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Further reading

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