pintakasi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog pintakasi, from Malay pinta +‎ Tagalog kasi.

Noun

pintakasi

  1. patron saint; intercessor

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pinta +‎ kasi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪntəˈkasi/
  • Hyphenation: pin‧ta‧ka‧si

Noun

pintakási

  1. patron saint; intercessor

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay pinta (“to beg; to ask”) +‎ Malay kasih (“love; affection”), or the second element from loaned Tagalog kasi (“grace; protection”) instead.

Pronunciation

Noun

pintakasi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜃᜐᜒ)

  1. mutual aid (especially in certain rural tasks)
    Synonym: bayanihan
  2. cockfighting on the occasion of fiestas
  3. patron saint; religious intercessor
    Synonyms: patron, tagapamagitan

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