dambana
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit आलम्भन (ālambhana, “touching (the heart); sacrificing; killing”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: dam‧ba‧na
Noun
editdambanà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ)
- altar; shrine
- Synonyms: altar, dalanginan, sambahan
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “dambana”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “dambana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 191