pintakasi

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Etymology

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

Noun

pintakasi

  1. patron saint; intercessor

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pinta + kasi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pintakási

  1. patron saint; intercessor

Derived terms

  • mamintakasi
  • pamintakasi
  • pemintakasinan
  • pinintakasinan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

  • ipamintakasi
  • magpintakasi
  • magpintakasinan
  • mamintakasi
  • pagpintakasinan
  • pagpintakasinin
  • pintakasinan
  • pintakasinin

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