sementeryo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cementerio.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo
• IPA^(key): /semenˈteɾjo/, [se.men̪ˈteɾ.jo]

Noun

sementeryo

1. cemetery; graveyard

   Synonym: lubungan

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cementerio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semenˈteɾjo/, [s̪ɪ.mɪn̪ˈt̪iɾ̪.jɔ]
• Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo

Noun

sementeryo (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. cemetery; graveyard

   Synonyms: lubnganan, sam-ang

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sementeryo.

Derived terms

• menteryo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• simenteryo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cementerio, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, “sleeping chamber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semenˈteɾjo/, [sɛ.mɛnˈtɛɾ.jo]
• Hyphenation: se‧men‧ter‧yo

Noun

sementeryo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. cemetery; graveyard

   Synonyms: kamposanto, libingan, panteon, pinagbaunan, himlayan, hantungan

See also

• mawsoleo

Further reading

• “sementeryo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “sementeryo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024