pila de agwa-bendita
See also: pila de agwa bendita
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pila de agua bendita (“sink of holy water”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpila de ˌʔaɡwa benˈdita/ [ˌpiː.lɐ d̪ɛ ˌʔaɡ.wɐ bɛn̪ˈd̪iː.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: pi‧la de ag‧wa-ben‧di‧ta
Noun
pila de agwa-bendita (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ) (Christianity)
- holy water font; stoup
- Synonyms: dawdawan, benditahan
Further reading
- “pila de agwa bendita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018