intelihensiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• intelihensya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish inteligencia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔinteliˈhensia/ [ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛ.lɪˈhɛn̪.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensia
• Syllabification: in‧te‧li‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun

intelihénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

1. intelligence

   Synonyms: katalinuhan, talino

2. secret information about the enemy or about hostile activities
3. political or military agency designed to gather such information

Related terms

• intelihente

Further reading

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