esensiya
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- esensya — superseded, pre-2007
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish esencia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈsensia/ [ʔɛˈsɛn.ʃɐ]
- Rhymes: -ensia
- Syllabification: e‧sen‧si‧ya
Noun edit
esénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- essence (fundamental nature of something)
- (philosophy) essence (true nature)
- Synonyms: diwa, pinakadiwa
- concentrated extract (of a plant, drug, food, etc.)
- Synonym: sustansiya
- perfume
- Synonym: pabango
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “esensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018