Ate

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ate"

Tagalog

Etymology

See ate.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔate/ [ˈʔa.tɛ]
Rhymes: -ate
Syllabification: A‧te
Homophone: ate

Noun

Ate (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒ)

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

Coordinate terms

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

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