episyente

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish eficiente.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔepisˈjente/, [ʔɛ.pɪˈʃɛn.tɛ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧pis‧yen‧te

Adjective[edit]

episyente (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. efficient
    Synonym: matalab
    • 2015, Virgilio S. Almario, Pagpaplanong Wika at Filipino‎[1], archived from the original on 27 August 2018, page 120:
      Hindi sapat ang wasto at episyenteng wika; gusto ng tao na mapaunlad at maging kasangkapan niya sa pag-unlad ang kaniyang wika.
      Correct and efficient language is not sufficient; the people desire progress and that language become their implement for progress.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “episyente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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