tantiyahin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tansiyahin
  • tantyahin superseded

Etymology

From tantiya + -hin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tantiaˈhin/, [tɐn.t͡ʃɐˈhin]
  • Hyphenation: tan‧ti‧ya‧hin

Verb

tantiyahín (complete tinantiya, progressive tinatantiya, contemplative tatantiyahin, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to estimate; to calculate
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      Tinantiya ko ang oras na wala ng tao sa burol ni Par. At saka ako nagpunta. Pero marami pa ring tao. Ang iba'y nakahiga na sa silya. Ang iba nama'y nagbabaraha pa. May mga kapampangang babae na nasa gilid ng iskinita.
      I estimated the time that there are no more people on Par's funeral. And I soon went there. But there are still a lot of people. Others are already asleep in their chairs. The other ones are playing. There are Kapampangan women in the side of the alley.
  2. to weigh up; to make an assessment (as of someone's ability, etc.)
    Synonym: pakiramdaman

Inflection

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