punerarya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish funeraria.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pu‧ne‧rar‧ya
• IPA^(key): /puneˈɾaɾja/, [pʊ.n̪ɪˈɾ̪aɾ̪.jʌ]

Noun

punerarya

1. funeral home; funeral parlor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish funeraria, from Late Latin fūnerārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puneˈɾaɾja/, [pʊ.nɛˈɾaɾ.jɐ]
• Hyphenation: pu‧ne‧rar‧ya

Noun

punerarya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. funeral home; funeral parlor

   Synonym: mortuwaryo

   • 2007, Arturo B. Rodriguez, 1001 Ultimate Pilipino Jokes, Arturo B Rodriguez, →ISBN, page 12:

     PULIS: Nasa punerarya ho. Ito ho ang phone number doon, 545- 9412. MISIS: ( dial agad) Hello, punerarya? PUNERARYA: Ano hong maipaglilingkod namin? MISIS: Mayroon ba riyang dinalang ang pangalan ay Miguel delà Moguez?

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Related terms

• punebre

 

Further reading

• “punerarya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018