asintado

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asentado (“settled”). See asinta. Alternate etymology posits it to be from Spanish acertado.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔasinˈtado/ [ʔɐ.sɪnˈtaː.do]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧sin‧ta‧do

Adjective

asintado (feminine asintada, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

1. already set or fixed in place

   Synonyms: lapat, kabit, nailapat, naikabit

2. accurate (of someone in marksmanship or shooting)

Related terms

• asinta
• asintada
• asintador

 

See also

• tiyak
• walang-mintis

Noun

asintado (feminine asintada, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

1. excellent marksman or shooter (male)

Further reading

• “asintado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 7