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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sacristán, from Medieval Latin *sacristanus, from sacra "sacred objects".
Pronunciation
Noun
sakristan
- a sacristan
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sacristán, from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from sacrista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sakɾisˈtan/,
- Hyphenation: sak‧ris‧tan
Noun
sakristán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)
- acolyte; altar server
- Synonym: monasilyo
- sacristan (person in charge of the sacristy)
Related terms
Further reading
- “sakristan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018