punerarya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish funeraria.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pu‧ne‧rar‧ya
  • IPA(key): /puneˈɾaɾja/ [pʊ.n̪eˈɾ̪aɾ̪.jɐ]

Noun

punerarya

  1. funeral home; funeral parlor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish funeraria, from Late Latin fūnerārius.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puneˈɾaɾja/ [pʊ.n̪ɛˈɾaɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾja
  • Syllabification: pu‧ne‧rar‧ya

Noun

punerarya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. funeral home; funeral parlor
    Synonym: mortuworyo
    • 2007, Arturo B. Rodriguez, 1001 Ultimate Pilipino Jokes, Arturo B Rodriguez, →ISBN, page 12:
      PULIS: Nasa punerarya ho. Ito ho ang phone number doon, 545- 9412. MISIS: ( dial agad) Hello, punerarya? PUNERARYA: Ano hong maipaglilingkod namin? MISIS: Mayroon ba riyang dinalang ang pangalan ay Miguel delà Moguez?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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