komersiyante

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• komersyante

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish comerciante.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /komeɾsiˈante/ [ko.mɛɾˈʃan̪.t̪ɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /komeɾsiˈante/ [ko.mɛɾˈsjan̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: ko‧mer‧si‧yan‧te

Noun

komersiyante (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. merchant; trader; businessperson (one who works in commerce)

   Synonyms: mangangalakal, negosyante, merkader

Related terms

• komersiyal
• komersiyalisasyon
• komersiyalismo
• komersiyo

 

See also

• kalakal
• mamumuhunan
• mangangalakal
• negosyo
• puhunan

 

Further reading

• “komersiyante” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “komersiyante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018