por Diyos, por santo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • por Dios, por santo — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish por Dios, por santo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpoɾ diˌos | ˌpoɾ ˈsanto/ [ˌpoɾ ˌd͡ʒos | ˌpoɾ ˈsan̪.t̪o]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌpoɾ diˌos | ˌpoɾ ˈsanto/ [ˌpoɾ ˌd̪jos | ˌpoɾ ˈsan̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Syllabification: por Di‧yos, por san‧to

Interjection

por Diyós, por santo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ ᜵ ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. for God's sake; for heaven's sake

See also

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