diyakonisa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • diakonisa, diakunisa, diakonesa, diakunesa — slightly dated
  • dyakonisa, dyakonesa — superseded, pre-2007
  • diyakonesa
  • jakonesa, jakonisa — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diaconisa (“deaconess”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diakoˈnisa/ [d͡ʒɐ.xoˈn̪iː.sɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diakoˈnisa/ [d̪jɐ.xoˈn̪iː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: di‧ya‧ko‧ni‧sa

Noun

diyakonisa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜃᜓᜈᜒᜐ)

  1. (Christianity) deaconess (female in an office in Christian churches associated with some service)

Further reading

  • “diyakonisa”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
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