ekselensiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish excelencia, from Latin excellentia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔekseˈlensia/ [ʔɛk.sɛˈlɛːn.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: ek‧se‧len‧si‧ya

Noun

ekselénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. excellency

   Synonyms: kamahalan, kadakilaan

Further reading

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