Ate

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ate"

Tagalog

Etymology

See ate.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔate/ [ˈʔaː.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: A‧te
• Homophone: ate

Noun

Ate (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒ)

1. (colloquial) honorific used before the name of an elder sister or young female senior: Sister; Miss

   Ate Maria ― Big Sister Mary

Coordinate terms

• (of a man): Kuya, kuya; Ahiya, ahiya
• (of a woman): Atsi, atsi
• (genderless): Ka, kaka

Anagrams

• tae