serapin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • serapines — slightly archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish serafín (“seraph”), from Old Spanish seraphin, from Late Latin seraphīm, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (s'raphím).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seɾaˈpin/ [sɛ.ɾɐˈpɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: se‧ra‧pin

Noun

serapín (feminine serapina, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜉᜒᜈ᜔) (biblical)

  1. seraph (angel)

See also

Further reading

  • “serapin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “serapin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 530
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