pagsisiyam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pagsisiam — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From pag- +‎ siyam, coined to translate Spanish novena.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡsisiˈam/ [pɐɡ.sɪˈʃam]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /paɡsisiˈam/ [pɐɡ.sɪˈsjam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: pag‧si‧si‧yam

Noun

pagsisiyám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)

1. (Roman Catholicism) novena

   Synonyms: nobena, (rare) nobenaryo

Related terms

• pasiyam

Further reading

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