agunyas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• agunias — dated
• aguniyas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agonías, plural of agonía (“agony”), from Latin agonia, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡunˈjas/ [ʔɐ.ɣʊˈɲas]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaɡunˈjas/ [ʔɐ.ɣʊn̪ˈjas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: a‧gun‧yas

Noun

agunyás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔) (Christianity)

1. solemn tolling of church bell for the dead; knell

Derived terms

• iagunyas
• umagunyas

See also

• batingaw
• dupikal
• eskilada
• kalembang
• pagdurusa
• repike

References

• “agunyas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “agunyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 16