tininte

Tagalog

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish teniente, from Latin tenentem. Doublet of tenyente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tininˈte/ [t̪ɪ.n̪ɪn̪ˈt̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: ti‧nin‧te

Noun

tininté (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. (dated) barrio head

   Synonyms: kapitan, puno

2. Alternative form of tenyente

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 978