sementeryo
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cementerio.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo
- IPA(key): /semenˈteɾjo/
Noun
sementeryo
- cemetery; graveyard
- Synonym: lubungan
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cementerio.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo
- IPA(key): /semenˈteɾjo/, [s̪ɪ.mɪn̪ˈt̪iɾ̪.jʊ]
Noun
sementeryo
- cemetery; graveyard
- Synonym: lubnganan
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:sementeryo.
Synonyms
- menteryo, sam-ang
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- simenteryo
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cementerio, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo
- IPA(key): /semenˈteɾjo/, [se.menˈteɾ.jo]
Noun
sementeryo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- cemetery; graveyard
- Synonyms: kamposanto, libingan, panteon, pinagbaunan, himlayan, hantungan
See also
- mawsoleo
Further reading
- “sementeryo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- “sementeryo” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.