tininte

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tininté (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (dated) barrio head
    Synonyms: kapitan, puno
  2. Alternative form of tenyente

Further reading[edit]

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 978