ahensiya

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agencia.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧hen‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈhensia/

Noun

ahénsiya

  1. agency
    Ahensiya kan gobiyerno
    Government agency

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agencia. Sense of "pawnshop", short for agencia de empeños.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧hen‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˌhenˈsja/, [ʔʌˌhin̪ˈs̪ja]

Noun

ahénsiyá

  1. pawnshop; pawnbroker
  2. agency

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agencia (“agency”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧hen‧si‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈhensja/, [ʔɐˈhɛn.ʃɐ]

Noun

ahénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. agency
    Synonyms: sangay, sukursal
  2. pawnshop
    Synonyms: bahay-sanglaan, sanglaan, pasanglaan, ahensiya-de-empenyos
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