siyento-por-siyento

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • siyento por siyento
  • siyento porsiyento
  • syento por syento

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ciento por ciento (compare Spanish cien por ciento).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˌento ˌpoɾ siˈento/ [ˌʃɛn̪.t̪o ˌpoɾ ˈʃɛn̪.t̪o]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˌento ˌpoɾ siˈento/ [ˌsjɛn̪.t̪o ˌpoɾ ˈsjɛn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: si‧yen‧to-por-si‧yen‧to

Noun

siyento-por-siyento (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. one hundred percent
    Synonyms: sandaang porsiyento, sandaang bahagdan
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