a bente syete

== Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔa ˌbente ˈsjete/ [ʔɐ ˌbɛn̪.t̪ɛ ˈʃɛː.t̪ɛ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔa ˌbente ˈsjete/ [ʔɐ ˌbɛn̪.t̪ɛ ˈsjɛː.t̪ɛ] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: a ben‧te sye‧te === Noun === a bente syete (Baybayin spelling ᜀ ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ ᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜆᜒ) superseded, pre-2007 spelling of a bente siyete ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling does not follow the rule regarding double vowel clusters beginning with /i/ or /u/ as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.