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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish aguanta, from infinitive aguantar, from Italian agguantare, from guanto, which is from Frankish *want.
Pronunciation
Verb
agwanta
- to endure; to put up with; to tolerate
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish aguanta, from infinitive aguantar, from Italian agguantare, from guanto, which is from Frankish *want.
Verb
agwánta
- bear, tolerate
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguantar, from Italian agguantare.
Pronunciation
Noun
agwantá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- act of endurance; tolerance (of pain, hardship, misfortune, etc.)
- Synonyms: tiis, pagtitiis, bata, pagbata, pagbabata
- act of patience; fortitude
- Synonyms: tiyaga, pagtitiyaga, pasensiya
Derived terms
Further reading
- “agwanta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “agwanta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18
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