pintakasi

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pintakasi

  1. patron saint; intercessor

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay pinta +‎ kasi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɪntəˈkasi/, [pɪn.təˈxäː.si]
  • Hyphenation: pin‧ta‧ka‧si

Noun[edit]

pintakási

  1. patron saint; intercessor

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pintaˈkasi/, [pɪn.tɐˈxa.sɪ]
  • Hyphenation: pin‧ta‧ka‧si

Noun[edit]

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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