kontrasenyas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contraseñas, plural of contraseña.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kontɾaˈsenjas/ [kon̪.t̪ɾɐˈsɛː.ɲɐs]
• Rhymes: -enjas
• Syllabification: kon‧tra‧sen‧yas

Noun

kontrasenyas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

1. countersign; secret signal; watchword; password

   Synonyms: hudyat, palatandaan, senyas, lihim na salita, pasword

Further reading

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