esensya

== Hiligaynon == === Etymology === From Spanish esencia. === Noun === esénsya essence; extract, tincture excerpt == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈsensja/ [ʔɛˈsɛn̪.ʃɐ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔeˈsensja/ [ʔɛˈsɛn̪.sjɐ] Rhymes: -ensja Syllabification: e‧sen‧sya === Noun === esensya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ) superseded, pre-2007 spelling of esensiya ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling does not follow the rule regarding double vowel clusters beginning with /i/ or /u/ as the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.