abanse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish avance (“advance; progress”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧ban‧se
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbanse/, [ʔɐˈban.sɛ]

Noun

abanse (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. advance; moving forward
    Synonym: sulong
  2. promotion (in one's job, etc.)
    Synonym: asenso
  3. progress
    Synonyms: asenso, pag-unlad, progreso, adelanto
  4. (colloquial) act of stealing something
  5. (colloquial) something stolen or taken surreptitiously

Derived terms
  • abansehan
  • abansehin
  • iabanse
  • umabanse

Adjective

abanse (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. (colloquial) stolen; taken surreptitiously
    Synonyms: umit, nakaw
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