relikaryo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish relicario.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾeliˈkaɾjo/ [ɾɛ.lɪˈxaɾ.jo]
• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Syllabification: re‧li‧kar‧yo

Noun

relikaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. small reliquary (usually on a necklace)

   Synonym: agnos

   • 2007, Yakal Wika 5' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 237:

     Ang relikaryo ay mga labi o naiwang gamit ng isang namatay na tao.

     A relic is the remains or objects left behind by a person who died.

2. small locket

   Synonym: agnos

   • 1999, José Rizal, translated by Virgilio Almario, El Filibusterismo, →ISBN, page 69:

     Iyon nga ang relikaryong taglay ni Maria Clara noong pista ng San Diego at dala ng habag ay ipinagkaloob ng dalaga sa isang ketongin.

     It was the same locket that Maria Clara had worn during the fiesta in San Diego and which she had in a moment of compassion given to a leper.

Related terms

• relikya