oryente

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oriente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾˈjente/ [ʔoɾˈjɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: or‧yen‧te

Noun

oryente (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. (uncommon) orient; east

   Synonyms: silangan, este

Coordinate terms

hilagang kanluran norweste	hilaga norte	hilagang silangan nordeste
oksidente kanluran oeste		oryente silangan este
salatan timog-kanluran	sur timog	timog-silangan

Related terms

• oryental

Further reading

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