alabansa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alabanza (“praise”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈbansa/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈban̪.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧ban‧sa

Noun

alabansa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. praise
    Synonyms: puri, pagpuri, paggalang

See also

Further reading

  • “alabansa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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