tin-edyer

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English teenager.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tinˈʔedjeɾ/ [tɪnˈʔɛ.d͡ʒɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -edjeɾ
  • Syllabification: tin-ed‧yer

Noun

tin-edyer (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜁᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. teenager; adolescent
    Synonyms: lalabintaunin, adolesente, (male) binatilyo, (female) dalagita

Further reading
  • “tin-edyer”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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