siryales

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • siriales, sirialis, siryalisobsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ciriales, plural of cirial, from cirio +‎ -al, from Latin cēreus (of wax, waxen).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /siɾˈjales/ [sɪɾˈjaː.lɛs]
      • Rhymes: -ales
    • IPA(key): /siɾjaˈles/ [sɪɾ.jɐˈlɛs] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: sir‧ya‧les

Noun

siryales (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. pair of tall candlesticks used in the processions of the church

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