pasensiya
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Alternative forms
- pasensya
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paciencia.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧sen‧si‧ya
- IPA(key): /paˈsensia/
Noun
pasensiya
- patience
- Synonym: tiyaga
- forbearance
- endurance
- Synonyms: tagal, tios
Derived terms
- magpasensiya
- pasensiyahan
- pasensiyoso
Related terms
- pasiyente
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pasensya – superseded
- pasyensya – superseded
- pasyensiya
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paciencia.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧sen‧si‧ya
- IPA(key): /paˈsensja/, [pɐˈsen.ʃɐ]
Noun
pasénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- patience
- Synonyms: paumanhin, tiyaga, pagtimpi, pagtiis
- paciencia (Filipino meringue cookies)
Usage notes
Sometimes used to ask for forgiveness. See pasensiya na.
- Pasensiya ka na
- Forgive (me), literally “Have patience now”
Related terms
- pasyente
References
- “pasensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018