ahensiya

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Alternative forms

• ahensya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agencia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈhensia/, [ʔaˈhen̪.si.ja]
• Hyphenation: a‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun

ahénsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. agency

   Ahensiya kan gobiyerno

   Government agency

Related terms

• ahente

 

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ahensya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agencia. Sense of "pawnshop", short for agencia de empeños.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧hen‧si‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˌhensiˈa/, [ʔʌˌhin̪ˈs̪ja]

Noun

ahénsiyá

1. pawnshop; pawnbroker
2. agency

Related terms

• ahente

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ahensya — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agencia, from Latin agentia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈhensia/, [ʔɐˈhɛn.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: a‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun

ahénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. agency

   Synonyms: sangay, sukursal

2. pawnshop

   Synonyms: bahay-sanglaan, sanglaan, pasanglaan, ahensiya-de-empenyos

Related terms

• ahensiya-de-empenyo
• ahente
• papel de ahensiya

 

Further reading

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