monasilyo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- munasilyo
- munisilyo
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish monacillo (“altar boy”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mo‧na‧sil‧yo
- IPA(key): /monaˈsiljo/, [mo.nɐˈsil.jo]
Noun
monasilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- acolyte; sacristan
- Synonym: sakristan
Further reading
- “monasilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018