dambana

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit आलम्भन (ālambhana, “touching (the heart); sacrificing; killing”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: dam‧ba‧na
  • IPA(key): /damˈbanaʔ/, [dɐmˈba.nɐʔ]
  • IPA(key): /dambaˈnaʔ/, [dɐm.bɐˈnaʔ] (obsolete)

Noun

dambanà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ)

  1. altar; shrine
    Synonyms: altar, dalanginan, sambahan

Derived terms
  • idambana
  • pandambana

Further reading
  • “dambana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 191
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