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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आलम्भन (ālambhana, “touching (the heart); sacrificing; killing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dambanà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ)
- altar; shrine
- Synonyms: altar, dalanginan, sambahan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dambana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 191