asintado

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asentado (“settled”). See asinta. Alternate etymology posits it to be from Spanish acertado.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasinˈtado/ [ʔɐ.sɪn̪ˈt̪aː.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: a‧sin‧ta‧do

Adjective

asintado (feminine asintada, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

  1. already set or fixed in place
    Synonyms: lapat, kabit, nailapat, naikabit
  2. accurate (of someone in marksmanship or shooting)

See also

Noun

asintado (feminine asintada, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

  1. excellent marksman or shooter (male)

Further reading

  • “asintado”, 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 7
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