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
- tinyente
- tenente
- tininte
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish teniente.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ten‧yen‧te
- IPA(key): /tenˈjente/, [teˈɲen.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: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018