diyakonisa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diakonisa, dyakonisa
• diyakonesa, diakonesa, dyakonesa
• jakonesa, jakonisa — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diaconisa (“deaconess”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diakoˈnisa/ [d͡ʒɐ.xoˈn̪iː.sɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /diakoˈnisa/ [d̪jɐ.xoˈn̪iː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: di‧ya‧ko‧ni‧sa

Noun

diyakonisa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜃᜓᜈᜒᜐ)

1. (Christianity) deaconess (female in an office in Christian churches associated with some service)

Related terms

• diyakono

 

Further reading

• “diyakonisa”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024