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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish acumen, from Latin acūmen.
Pronunciation
Noun
akumen (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔)
- acumen (quickness of perception); sharpness
- Synonyms: talisik, talino, talas, talinong, inhenyo, dunong
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 13
- 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 10