tininte

Tagalog

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish teniente, from Latin tenentem. Doublet of tenyente.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tininˈte/ [tɪ.nɪnˈtɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: ti‧nin‧te

Noun

tininté (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (dated) barrio head
    Synonyms: kapitan, puno
  2. Alternative form of tenyente

Further reading
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 978
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