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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish siempre (“always”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈempɾe/
- IPA(key): /siˈempɾe/
- Hyphenation: si‧yem‧pre
Adverb
siyémpre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒ)
- of course
Siyempre, aram ko iyan- I know that, of course.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish siempre (“always”), from Latin semper. The sense has since shifted to the current sense.
Pronunciation
Adverb
siyempre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- of course; certainly
- Synonyms: talaga, mangyari pa, siyanga
Siyempre, alam ko iyan.- I know that, of course.
- (archaic) always
- Synonyms: lagi, palagi
Further reading
- “siyempre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018