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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish relicario.
Pronunciation
Noun
relikaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- small reliquary (usually on a necklace)
- Synonym: agnos
2007, Yakal Wika 5' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 237:Ang relikaryo ay mga labi o naiwang gamit ng isang namatay na tao.- A relic is the remains or objects left behind by a person who died.
- small locket
- Synonym: agnos
1999, José Rizal, translated by Virgilio Almario, El Filibusterismo, →ISBN, page 69:Iyon nga ang relikaryong taglay ni Maria Clara noong pista ng San Diego at dala ng habag ay ipinagkaloob ng dalaga sa isang ketongin.- It was the same locket that Maria Clara had worn during the fiesta in San Diego and which she had in a moment of compassion given to a leper.