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)

  1. penitence; penance

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (chiefly Christianity) penance; penitence
  2. (by extension) act of enduring hardship

See also

Further reading

  • penitensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018