ahensya

Cebuano

Noun

ahensya

1. alternative form of ahensiya

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agencia.

Noun

ahénsya

1. agency
2. pawnshop

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈhensja/ [ʔɐˈhɛn̪.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔaˈhensja/ [ʔɐˈhɛn̪.sjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: a‧hen‧sya

Noun

ahensya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. superseded, pre-2007 spelling of ahensiya

Usage notes

• This spelling does not follow the rule regarding double vowel clusters beginning with /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel (eg. /ia/ or /ua/), which are typically retained at the start of a word or after two consecutive consonants then inserting ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ between the vowels. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.