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Latin
Noun
undās
- accusative plural of unda
Tagalog
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish honras (“honors”), earlier spelled as honrras, or variant ondras, plural of honra (“honor; respect”), corrupted by /d/~/r/ allophony. In Spanish pronunciation, ⟨h⟩ is silent. Ultimately from Latin honōrāre. Compare honras fúnebres (“funeral honors”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔunˈdas/,
- Hyphenation: un‧das
Noun
undás (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔) (Christianity)
- All Saints' Day; November 1st (with associations of visiting family's graves)
- Synonyms: Araw ng mga Banal, Todos los Santos, Araw ng mga Santo, Araw ng mga Patay
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Further reading
- “undas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 356: “Honrras) Onras [(pc)] C. por los difuntos”