asinta

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Galician

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Verb

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asinta

  1. inflection of asentir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish asentar (to set up). An alternate etymology posits it to be from Spanish acertar (to hit).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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asintá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. act of setting or adjusting something (in place or its proper position)
    Synonyms: paglalagay, paglalapat, pagkakabit
  2. state in which something has been set or adjusted (in its proper place)
    Synonyms: pagkakalagay, pagkakalapat
  3. aiming (pointing of a weapon)
    Synonyms: apunta, punterya, pagpunterya

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • asinta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504