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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paciencia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˌsensiˈa/,
- Hyphenation: pa‧sen‧si‧ya
Noun
pasénsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- patience, forebearance
- Synonym: tiyaga
- endurance
- Synonyms: tagal, tios
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paciencia, from Latin patientia.
Pronunciation
Noun
pasénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- patience
- Synonyms: paumanhin, tiyaga, pagtimpi, pagtiis, pagbabata, pagpipigil, (obsolete) kakawasaan, (obsolete) paghahawak ng loob
- paciencia (Filipino meringue cookies)
Usage notes
Sometimes used to ask for forgiveness. See pasensiya na.
Pasensiya ka na.- Forgive (me/us).
- (literally, “Have patience now.”)
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References
- “pasensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018