penitensiya
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish penitencia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peniˌtensiˈa/ [pe.n̪iˌten̪ˈʃa]
- Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ten‧si‧ya
Noun
peniténsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
Related terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- penitensya — nonstandard
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish penitencia.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /peniˈtensia/ [pɛ.n̪ɪˈt̪ɛn̪.ʃɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /peniˈtensia/ [pɛ.n̪ɪˈt̪ɛn̪.sjɐ]
- Rhymes: -ensia
- Syllabification: pe‧ni‧ten‧si‧ya
Noun
peniténsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- (chiefly Christianity) penance; penitence
- (by extension) act of enduring hardship
Related terms
- penitensiyarya
- penitente
See also
Further reading
- “penitensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018