sesante
Old French edit
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sesante
Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish cesante.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sesante (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- fired; dismissed (from a job, office, etc.)
- Synonyms: sibak, sinibak, tanggal, itinanggal, tiwalag, itiniwalag, sipa, (slang) tsugi
- 2011, Ani:
- "Pag ginawa mo yan, Sigurado, sisante ako.” “Yon naman pala. E, ano pa'ng ginagawa mo rito?" “Wala lang. Gusto ko lang makita ang magiging reaksiyon mosa ibabalita ko.” "Ano naman yon?" “Wala lang, balita ko, ilang araw ka na lang dito ...
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- jobless; unemployed (due to being dismissed)
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Noun edit
sesante (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
Further reading edit
- “sesante” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “sisante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 130