residensiya

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• residensya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish residencia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧si‧den‧si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ɾesiˈdensia/ [ɾe.siˈd̪en̪.si.ja]

Noun

residénsiya

1. residence; abode; dwelling; habitat

   Synonym: istaran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• residensya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish residencia, from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residēns.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾesiˈdensia/ [ɾɛ.sɪˈd̪ɛn̪.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ɾesiˈdensia/ [ɾɛ.sɪˈd̪ɛn̪.sjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: re‧si‧den‧si‧ya

Noun

residénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. residence; abode; dwelling

   Synonyms: tirahan, tahanan

2. residing; living

   Synonyms: paninirahan, pananahan, pagtahan, pagtira

Related terms

• residente
• residensiyal

Further reading

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