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/, [tɛˈɲɛn.tɛ]

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

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