tantiya

tantiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tantya (informal, proscribed)

Etymology

From Spanish tantea, third-person singular of tantear.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tan‧ti‧ya
• IPA^(key): /tanˈtija/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /tanˈt͡ʃa/

Noun

tantiya

1. estimate
   • 1997, Mariano Ponce, Maria Luisa T. Camagay, Wystan Dela Peña, Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, University of the Philippines System. Office of Research Coordination, Mariano Ponce cartas sobre la revolucion, Sentro Ng Wikang Filipino Sistemang Unibersidad Ng Pilipinas (→ISBN)

     Sa aking tantiya dumating sa iyo ang aking sulat noong ika-5 o ika-6 ng Setyembre. Noong ika-4 ng Agosto pa ako sumulat at kung pinalipas mo ang labinlimang araw bago sagutin ito, nakatanggap na dapat ako ng iyong sagot.

     In my estimate, my letter arrived on you at the September 5 or 6. I wrote it on August 4, and if you let fifteen days pass before responding to this, I should have received your answer.

2. solution found through trial and error

Derived terms

• magtantiya
• tantiyahin