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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cementerio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semenˈteɾjo/
- Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo
Noun
sementéryo (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜍ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- cemetery; graveyard
- Synonyms: kamposanto, lubongan
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cementerio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semenˈteɾjo/
- Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo
Noun
sementéryo (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- cemetery; graveyard
- Synonyms: lubnganan, sam-ang
Quotations
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cementerio, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sementeryo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- cemetery; graveyard
- Synonyms: kamposanto, libingan, panteon, pinagbaunan, himlayan, hantungan
See also
Further reading
- “sementeryo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “sementeryo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024