agwanta
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish aguanta, from infinitive aguantar, from Italian agguantare, from guanto, which is from Frankish *want.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ag‧wan‧ta
Verb
agwanta
- to endure; to put up with; to tolerate
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish aguanta, from infinitive aguantar, from Italian agguantare, from guanto, which is from Frankish *want.
Verb
agwánta
- bear, tolerate
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguantar, from Italian agguantare.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ag‧wan‧ta
- IPA(key): /ʔaɡwanˈta/, [ʔɐɡ.wɐnˈta]
Noun
agwantá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- act of endurance; tolerance (of pain, hardship, misfortune, etc.)
- Synonyms: tiis, pagtitiis, bata, pagbata, pagbabata
- act of patience; fortitude
- Synonyms: tiyaga, pagtitiyaga
Derived terms
- agwantahin
- maagwanta
- mag-agwanta
- makaagwanta
- pag-agwantahan
References
- “agwanta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018