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agwa-bendita

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See also: agwa bendita

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish agua bendita (literally blessed water).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔaɡwa benˈdita/ [ˌʔaɡ.wɐ bɛn̪ˈd̪iː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ag‧wa-ben‧di‧ta

Noun

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agwa-bendita (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ) (Christianity)

  1. holy water
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Further reading

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  • agwa-bendita at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • agwa bendita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 17