nobena

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish novena.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /noˈbena/ [n̪oˈbɛː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: no‧be‧na

Noun

nobena (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜊᜒᜈ)

1. (Roman Catholicism) novena

   Synonyms: pagsisiyam, (rare) nobenaryo

Derived terms

• magnobena
• pagnonobena

 

Related terms

• nobenaryo
• nuwebe

 

See also

• dosena
• kasiyam

 

References

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