penitensiya

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Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish penitencia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peniˌtensiˈa/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ten‧si‧ya

Noun

peniténsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. penitence; penance

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish penitencia.

Pronunciation

Noun

peniténsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. (chiefly Christianity) penance; penitence
  2. (by extension) act of enduring hardship

See also

Further reading

  • penitensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018