dambana

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lambana — obsolete

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