impiyerno

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• impyerno

Etymology

From Spanish infierno, from Old Spanish infierno, from Latin īnfernum, neuter form of īnfernus (“of the lower regions”), based on īnferus (“low”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: im‧pi‧yer‧no

Noun

impiyerno

1. hell

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• impyerno — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish infierno, from Old Spanish infierno, from Latin infernum, neuter form of infernus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔimpiˈeɾno/ [ʔɪmˈpjɛɾ.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɾno
• Syllabification: im‧pi‧yer‧no

Noun

impiyerno (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜓ)

1. inferno; hell

See also

• kasanaan

Further reading

• “impiyerno”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018