sentinela

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sentinella, from Latin sentiō (“feel, perceive by the senses”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.t͡ʃiˈnɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.t͡ʃiˈnɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.t͡ʃiˈnɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.tiˈnɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧ne‧la

Noun

sentinela m or f by sense (plural sentinelas)

1. sentinel, sentry
2. guard, warder

Related terms

• sentir

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish centinela, from Italian sentinella.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sentiˈnela/ [sɛn̪.t̪ɪˈn̪ɛː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: sen‧ti‧ne‧la

Noun

sentinela (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜎ)

1. sentinel; guard; sentry

   Synonyms: bantay, tanod, guwardiya, sentri, taliba

Further reading

• “sentinela”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “sentinela”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018