mantene

Tagalog

Alternative forms

mantini

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mantener, from Late Latin manūtenēre.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /manteˈne/ [mɐn.tɛˈnɛ]
Rhymes: -e
Syllabification: man‧te‧ne

Noun

mantené (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒ)

act of maintaining, keeping or sustaining something
Synonyms: panatili, pamalagi, alaga, alalay, sustento, suporta, tulong, tuloy, buhay

Derived terms

imantene
magmantene
mantenehan
mantenehin
pagmantene

Related terms

Further reading

“mantene” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“mantene”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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