dekada nobenta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dekada 90, dekada '90

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish década noventa. By surface analysis, dekada +‎ nobenta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˌkada noˈbenta/ [d̪ɛˌxaː.d̪ɐ n̪oˈbɛn̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: de‧ka‧da no‧ben‧ta

Noun

dekada nobenta (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜇ ᜈᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. nineties; 1990s
   • 2012, Manila: Selected Papers of the ... Annual Manila Studies Conference ...:

     Makasaysayan din sa hanay-bakla ng Tundo ang dekada nobenta. Sa yugtong ito , hindi lamang dagdag-bilang ang natunghayan.

     The 1990s is historic for Tondo's gay community. In this period, they did not only witnessed an increase in number.