dambana

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आलम्भन (ālambhana, “touching (the heart); sacrificing; killing”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /damˈbanaʔ/ [dɐmˈba.nɐʔ]
      • Rhymes: -anaʔ
    • IPA(key): /dambaˈnaʔ/ [dɐm.bɐˈnaʔ] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: dam‧ba‧na

Noun

dambanà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ)

  1. altar; shrine
    Synonyms: altar, dalanginan, sambahan

Derived terms
  • idambana
  • pandambana

Further reading
  • “dambana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 191
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