persentahe

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English percentage, influenced by Spanish porcentaje.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /peɾsenˈtahe/ [pɛɾ.sɛn̪ˈt̪aː.hɛ]
• Rhymes: -ahe
• Syllabification: per‧sen‧ta‧he

Noun

persentahe (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜑᜒ)

1. percentage

   Synonym: kabahagdanan

Related terms

• porsiyento

 

Further reading

• “persentahe” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “persentahe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018