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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈteŋ/ [ʔɐˈt̪ɛŋ]
- Rhymes: -eŋ
- Syllabification: a‧teng
Noun
[edit]aténg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija)
- elder sister; big sister
- Synonym: ate
- (informal) term of address for a female senior (in school, work, etc.)
- Synonym: ate
- (informal) term of address for any young female: miss; sis
- Synonym: ate
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 14