desente

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• disente

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish decente.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈsente/ [dɛˈsɛːn.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: de‧sen‧te

Adjective

desente (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. decent; modest in behavior
2. proper

   Synonyms: maayos, tumpak

Further reading

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