Ate

Tagalog

Etymology

See ate.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: A‧te

IPA^(key): /ˈʔate/, [ˈʔa.te]

Noun

Ate (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒ)

(colloquial) honorific used before the name of an elder sister or young female senior: Sister; Miss
Ate Maria
Sister Mary

Coordinate terms

(of a man): Kuya, kuya; Ahiya, ahiya
(of a woman): Atsi, atsi
(genderless): Ka, kaka

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