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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mortuorio, from Medieval Latin mortuārium.
Pronunciation
Noun
mortuworyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- mortuary
- Synonym: punerarya
Further reading
- 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 408