diyakono

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diácono (“deacon”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: di‧ya‧ko‧no
• IPA^(key): /diˌakoˈno/ [ˌd̪ja.koˈn̪o]

Noun

diyákonó

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

Verb

diyakono

1. to serve as a deacon

Related terms

• diyakonesa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diyakuno
• diakono, dyakono
• jakono — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diácono (“deacon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈakono/ [ˌd͡ʒaː.xoˈn̪o]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /diˈakono/ [ˌd̪jaː.xoˈn̪o]
• Rhymes: -akono
• Syllabification: di‧ya‧ko‧no

Noun

diyákonó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜃᜓᜈᜓ) (Christianity)

1. deacon (male in an office in Christian churches associated with some service)

Related terms

• diyakonisa

 

Further reading

• “diyakono”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “diyakono”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024