siyempre
التعريفات والمعاني
== Central Bikol ==
=== Alternative forms ===
syempre, siempre
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish siempre (“always”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /sˈjempɾe/ [sˈjem.pɾe]
IPA(key): /siˈempɾe/ [ˈʃem.pɾe]
Hyphenation: si‧yem‧pre
=== Adverb ===
siyémpre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒ)
of course
(uncommon) always
Synonyms: pirme, parati
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
syempre
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish siempre (“always”), from Latin semper. The sense has since shifted to the current sense.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈempɾe/ [ˈʃɛm.pɾɛ]
IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈempɾe/ [ˈsjɛm.pɾɛ]
Rhymes: -empɾe
Syllabification: si‧yem‧pre
=== Adverb ===
siyempre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ)
of course; certainly
Synonyms: talaga, mangyari pa, siyanga
(archaic) always
Synonyms: lagi, palagi
=== Further reading ===
“siyempre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018