sakristan

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sacristán, from Medieval Latin *sacristanus, from sacra "sacred objects".

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧kris‧tan

Noun

sakristan

  1. a sacristan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sacristán, from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from sacrista.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sakɾisˈtan/ [sɐk.ɾɪsˈt̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: sak‧ris‧tan

Noun

sakristán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. acolyte; altar server
    Synonyms: monasilyo, akolito
  2. sacristan (person in charge of the sacristy)

Further reading

  • sakristan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018