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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish detener (“to detain”), from Latin dētinēre.
Pronunciation
Noun
detené (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜒᜈᜒ)
- detention; arrest
- Synonyms: pag-aresto, paghuli, pagpigil
- delay
- Synonyms: abala, pag-abala, pagkaabala, balam, pagbalam, pagkabalam
Derived terms
Further reading
- “detene”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “detene”, 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 205