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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish anciano, from Old French ancien or Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, from Latin ante.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ansiyano (feminine ansiyana, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜈᜓ)
- old
- Synonyms: luma, matanda
- elderly
- Synonym: matanda
- ancient
- Synonyms: sinauna, antigo
Further reading
- “ansiyano”, 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 33