diyakono

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diácono (deacon).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: di‧ya‧ko‧no
  • IPA(key): /diˌakoˈno/ [ˌd̪ja.koˈn̪o]

Noun

diyákonó

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

Verb

diyakono

  1. to serve as a deacon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diácono (deacon).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈakono/ [ˌd͡ʒaː.xoˈn̪o]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˈakono/ [ˌd̪jaː.xoˈn̪o]
  • Rhymes: -akono
  • Syllabification: di‧ya‧ko‧no

Noun

diyákonó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜃᜓᜈᜓ) (Christianity)

  1. deacon (male in an office in Christian churches associated with some service)

Further reading

  • diyakono”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • diyakono”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025