tenyente

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish teniente, from tener.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tenˈjente/, [t̪ɪn̪ˈjin̪.t̪ɪ]
Hyphenation: ten‧yen‧te

Noun

tenyente

(military) lieutenant (lowest commissioned officer rank or ranks in many military forces)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish teniente, from Latin tenentem. Doublet of tininte.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tenˈjente/ [tɛˈɲɛn.tɛ]
Rhymes: -ente
Syllabification: ten‧yen‧te

Noun

tenyente (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (military)

lieutenant

Related terms

tenedor
tenyente del baryo
tenyente heneral
tenyente koronel
tenyente mayor
tenyente primero

Further reading

“tenyente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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