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Tagalog
Etymology
From habang-buhay + na + pagkabilanggo. Calque of Spanish reclusión perpetua. Sense 2, semantic loan from English life imprisonment.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhabaŋ ˌbuhaj na paɡkabilaŋˈɡoʔ/
- Rhymes: -oʔ
- Syllabification: ha‧bang-bu‧hay na pag‧ka‧bi‧lang‧go
Noun
habang-buhay na pagkabilanggô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ ᜈ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)
- 40-year imprisonment (penalty under Philippine criminal law)
- life imprisonment
- Synonym: kadena-perpetwa