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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish penitencia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peniˌtensiˈa/
- Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ten‧si‧ya
Noun
peniténsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- penitence; penance
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish penitencia.
Pronunciation
Noun
peniténsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)
- (chiefly Christianity) penance; penitence
- (by extension) act of enduring hardship
See also
Further reading
- “penitensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018