kadena-perpetwa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cadena perpetua.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌdena peɾˈpetwa/ [kɐˌd̪ɛː.n̪ɐ pɛɾˈpɛt̪.wɐ]
  • Rhymes: -etwa
  • Syllabification: ka‧de‧na-per‧pet‧wa

Noun

kadena-perpetwa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜈᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜏ)

  1. (law) life sentence

References

  • “kadena-perpetwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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