Purificacion

See also: Purificación

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Puring — diminutive

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Purificación, after the epithet of the Virgin Mary, María (de la) Purificación).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puɾifikasˈjon/ [pʊ.ɾɪ.fɪ.xɐˈʃon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /puɾipikasˈjon/ [pʊ.ɾɪ.pɪ.xɐˈʃon̪], (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /puɾipikasˈjon/ [pʊ.ɾɪ.pɪ.xɐsˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Pu‧ri‧fi‧cac‧ion

Proper noun

Purificación (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜉᜒᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from Spanish